Loewen receives FSC Chain of Custody certification for Douglas Fir products
Loewen is excited to announce our latest achievement: We are the first major North American window and door manufacturer to receive Forest Stewardship Council chain of custody certification for Douglas Fir wood used in our fenestration products.
“FSC certification has opened the door for Loewen to supply certified Douglas Fir windows and doors for building projects seeking LEED accreditation status,” explained Andrew Jones, M.L.Arch., an Architectural Consultant at Loewen. (The LEED [Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design] Green Building Rating System® is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.)
“This certification will be appreciated by architects and custom builders who specify green building products for environmentally-conscientious homeowners and light commercial applications,” Jones continued.
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world’s forests. FSC certification is carried out by accredited certification bodies to maintain FSC’s independence between its standards and requirements, and operations seeking certification. (www.fsc.org)
Chain of Custody (COC) Certification
Chain of custody certification provides a guarantee about the production of FSC-certified products. Chain-of-custody is the path taken by raw materials from the forest to the consumer, including all successive stages of processing, transformation, manufacturing and distribution.
From a customer perspective, the FSC label represents a promise being made. Chain of custody standards are the mechanisms FSC has to ensure that promise is delivered. Operations that have been independently verified for FSC chain of custody certification—like Loewen—are eligible to label their products with the FSC logo.
For luxury homeowners—and the architects, designers and custom builders that create their dreams—Loewen is the premier window and door brand that delivers an unrivaled combination of artisanship, innovation and design leadership in an extensive line of Douglas Fir and Mahogany products. A privately held Canadian corporation, Loewen has distribution around the world with a focus on the United States, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom and Latin America. Loewen celebrated its Centennial year in business in 2005.
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FSC logo is Copyright (c) 1996 Forest Stewardship Council A.C. Loewen certification no. SW-COC-1739. The FSC Trademark identifies forests which have been certified in accordance with the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council.