Sustainability by Design
Cambia offers an affordable, beautiful, and environmentally friendly alternative to tropical hardwoods from endangered rainforests.
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Cambia offers an affordable, beautiful, and environmentally friendly alternative to tropical hardwoods from endangered rainforests.
Request A Lumber Sample“The choice of materials is a key component of sustainable design. By using American hardwoods, designers are assured that they are minimizing their impact on the environment throughout all the stages of the product life cycle, from extraction, through processing, use, reuse, and final disposal.” – American Hardwood Export Council
Independent peer-reviewed data verifies that there is a very low risk of any U.S. hardwood being derived from an illegal source. The 2008 Seneca Creek study commissioned by the American Hardwood Export Council concludes that:
Based on published data, as available, and information compiled from state officials and the wood products trade, there can be high confidence regarding adherence to national and state laws in the U.S. hardwood sector. Learn More.
“Current use of US forests is sustainable from the perspective of timber production capacity; the area of timberland is stable and timber stocking on these lands has been increasing.” 2010 National Report on Sustainable Forests
In the United States, 6 trees are planted for every 1 harvested. In fact, The US still has over 70% of the forestland it had in 1600; 745 million acres!