Ideas and solutions for building and design from North America's leading manufacturer
of decorative hardwood plywood and hardwood veneer.
Columbia Forest Products has worked for many years to educate and engage architects,
designers and specifiers about the benefits of our innovative hardwood plywood and
veneer products. With the growth of green building, that effort has
been intensified. Columbia's PureBond® hardwood plywood manufactured with our
award-winning soy-based formaldehyde-free technology is at the center of that effort,
because sometimes, it's what you can't
see that makes the biggest difference
Now you can specify with confidence materials made with Columbia's PureBond® technology, awarded the Greener Synthetic
Pathways Award by The United States EPA (Environmental Protection Agency).
PureBond® veneer-core plywood panels can contribute points to the US Green Building
Council's LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building
ratings standard for low emitting materials. Need MDF or Particleboard panels for
your project with no-added formaldehyde, we can make those, too. Concerned about
the new California Air Resources Board (CARB)
formaldehyde regulations? Don't be. Our veneer core is Phase 2 compliant today,
and our composite panels meet Phase 1 emissions limits.
Columbia has been a leader in sustainable forestry for decades, and we were the
first decorative hardwood plywood company certified to FSC chain-of-custody standards
in April 1998 by SwartWood, a division of the Rain Forest Alliance. We retained
the COC number SW-COC-000065 for our US-based operations. By specifying products
with the FSC ecolabel you are supporting the growth of responsible forestry practices
worldwide.
And while we know sustainable practices and indoor air quality are important to
architects and designers, so is style. So be assured that almost any design you
can imagine can be built with our plywood products. Everything we produce is customized
to your specs. We can make panels with any core type, almost any wood species can
be sourced for the face and backs of each panel and we make thicknesses between
1/8" to 1-1/4". Need standard sap maple on domestic 3/4" veneer core? No problem,
we make it everyday. Need a sequence of architectural panels with high-end exotic
faces on an imported no-added formaldehyde core in a custom size? We can make it
happen.
Because Columbia manufactures our products in our seven plywood mills around the US and Canada, your project can
benefit from regionalized shipping, reducing your lead-times and our carbon footprint.
Columbia has a long-standing relationship with architects, designer and specifiers,
conducting "Lunch and Learn" classes and making technical and design information
readily available for the design process. If you have questions about LEED-compliant
products, you can contact one of our LEED AP representatives for one-on-one help.
You can specify materials made with PureBond® formaldehyde-free technology with
confidence. The United States EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) gave Columbia
Forest Products their vote of confidence when they awarded us the Greener Synthetic
Pathways Award!
You may order free samples and literature by clicking on the link to the right.
If you'd like a Spec Binder and Architectural samples for your resource library,
contact us.
FSC-Certified products available upon request.
By buying products with an FSC label you are supporting the growth of responsible
forest management worldwide.
©1996 Forest Stewardship Council A.C.
SW-COC-000065