FSC® Certified Wood
Pacific Northwest Timbers is FSC® Certified
The Forest Stewardship Council® is an international third party organization that oversees and certifies the harvest and processing of wood and wood products that may then be label FSC® certified wood. They are the best tool we have to ensure that the wood we use is harvested legally and responsibly.
Originally, FSC® dealt solely with fresh harvest wood, labeling wood products either as FSC 100% or FSC MIX referring to the origin of the wood in a shipment or product that is FSC® certified.
The glaring omission of recycled wood soon became obvious. What more environmentally responsible path could there be than rescuing the one of a kind and non-renewable old growth wood out of a building tear down and re-manufacturing it to be part of the new structure?
Using reclaimed wood is the best material choice possible for numerous applications in many environmentally sensitive Green Building projects. FSC® recognized that and created the FSC® Recycled 100% designation which the USGBC now rates as double the LEED point value of any other wood.
Pacific Northwest Timbers is one of the very few wood processors in the country that exclusively sells FSC® Recycled 100%. Our people were pioneers in the reclaimed lumber world and have been rescuing and recycling wood since the early ’80’s. We know how to best utilize each reclaimed timber while consulting with our clients about their preferences in choices of this valuable recycled material. “Harvesting” and processing reclaimed lumber requires skill, experience, and resources, which PNT has in abundance.
When you replace a metal railing or an entire staircase or entryway with a warm to the touch and beautifully crafted redwood masterpiece full of history, the project becomes conceptually and environmentally transformed.
There is a hearth like comfort to the feel of old wood. Knowing that the wood surrounding you was rescued from a 100 year old barn or warehouse adds an historical connection that can’t be matched by any other material.
Let us help you add that element to your projects.
Our decades of experience in the reclaimed lumber business and our affiliation with some of the finest woodworkers in the country enables us to provide a project with everything from raw timbers to fine furnishings, all under the FSC® Recycled 100% banner and all double the LEED point value of any other wood product.
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LEED Certification
LEED is a set of green building certification standards created by the US Green Building Council.
According to the USGBC web site: “The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED provides building owners and operators with the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings’ performance”.
The rating system is used to certify building projects on a sliding scale while also providing education and certification for industry professionals. It’s complicated and can be controversial. Although we’ve been involved in environmentally sensitive building practices for decades, it has now become an industry standard and is very much a work in progress.
Get DOUBLE the LEED points with FSC® Certified Recycled 100% (reclaimed) wood lumber products.Patterns you see (such as Shiplap, Tongue and Groove, Channel Rustic, etc.) can be milled in any species we have in stock. If you have an idea for a particular siding or paneling, we can work with you to manufacture a special pattern to your specifications
sustainable Building
Green Building, or Sustainable Development, is a method and philosophy of construction, maintenance, and renovation that strives to reduce negative human impact on the natural environment, to promote the health and well-being of building occupants, as well as support local economies. The planning and implementation of a Green Building takes into account the entire lifecycle of the building and its materials while facilitating good health for its inhabitants and visitors.
Sourcing of materials is an important component in building green. The distance a material has been shipped, composition of the material, and the manner in which it was created all come into consideration. Shipping materials long distances burns more fuel, making a larger carbon footprint, while materials found closer to home require less fuel for transport. Ideal materials for green building are non-toxic, renewable, recycled/recyclable, reused/reusable, and local. Reclaimed lumber can be all of these things.
Green Building and Sustainability are as much about helping communities and human beings as they are about protecting the environment. Using reclaimed wood not only helps preserve our forests by utilizing timber harvested decades ago, but also builds on the labors of our past. Using reclaimed lumber honors the labor of workers from days gone by – loggers, mill workers, truck drivers, architects, designers, builders and more by reusing a product that has 'embodied energy' both naturally and in the labor used to harvest and process it years ago.
Our reclaimed wood will fill your residential or commercial project with historical significance while providing a warmth, strength, and stability only available with the timeless beauty of our reclaimed old growth wood.
With many decades of experience in reclaimed lumber procurement, recycling, and remilling, the craftspeople at PNT know how to process and supply well manufactured FSC® Recycled wood and wood products. From raw timbers to flooring to architectural features and furnishings, we can provide your building project with a quality only available with our reclaimed woods.
The reclaimed wood can come into our yard looking very gnarly with big spikes and nails, and it goes out as some of the finest wood flooring and paneling or entryways, staircases, and beautiful custom furnishing built by some of the best craftspeople in the Pacific Northwest. Port Townsend is home to many fine craftspeople, who work at or with PNT in producing unique, warm to the touch, historically significant features for your Green Building project.
Contact us today so we can work with you and your builders, architects, and interior designers to get the most out of our great old wood.
Every time you walk through that doorway or run your hand along that old wood railing or soft patina countertop you'll be glad you did.
Pacific Northwest Timbers sees sustainability as a way of life, and our role in this new paradigm is to be able to provide your project with an alternative to conventionally harvested lumber. Our sister company, Crossroads Recycled Lumber, has been providing reclaimed lumber and timbers to residential and commercial projects since 1981. We are proud to have been one of the forerunners in the green building movement. Preserving forests, reducing transportation emissions, and providing high quality lumber to our clients are all goals of ours.
Whether or not you use reclaimed lumber in your project, you may find other green building products that will work for you. Government and the private sector are developing methods and incorporating sustainable designs at an exponential rate. The research and development regarding Green Building, as well as sustainable design projects that have been studied, are proving beyond any doubt that this is the practical way of the future. It’s time to get on board with green building or get left behind!