Comments on: Background on FSC Certification and Finding It at The Home Depot http://eichlervision.com/2009/12/fsc-lumber-certification-the-home-depot/ Wed, 18 May 2011 02:35:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John Luttrell http://eichlervision.com/2009/12/fsc-lumber-certification-the-home-depot/#comment-42683 John Luttrell Thu, 05 May 2011 18:32:19 +0000 http://eichlervision.com/?p=4671#comment-42683 Did you know that those Bay Area Home Depots don't have a Chain of Custody number? Their places aren't certified so contractors purchasing this lumber cannot claim the wood as FSC certified. As far as LEED projects go, no FSC wood coming out of a Bay Area Home Depot can count towards any LEED points. Home Depot can "promote" FSC wood, they just can't "claim" it. Sounds like green washing to me. Did you know that those Bay Area Home Depots don’t have a Chain of Custody number? Their places aren’t certified so contractors purchasing this lumber cannot claim the wood as FSC certified. As far as LEED projects go, no FSC wood coming out of a Bay Area Home Depot can count towards any LEED points. Home Depot can “promote” FSC wood, they just can’t “claim” it. Sounds like green washing to me.

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