[Greenbuilding] Searching for "Green" window options/FSC-Marvin Integrity

[Alan Abrams]

Just stumbled over this on the Marvin Integrity Window and Door website.
Btw, we have been using MI windows for a few years now with great success.
However, as we are ramping up to make triple pane windows our standard, we
are considering other options.

It's notable that integrity products use a lot less wood than the equivalent
aluminum clad wood windows (such as Weathershield), relying instead on
fiberglass for structure.

Alan Abrams AIBD
www.abramsdesignbuild.com
Washington DC


From:
http://professional.integritywindows.com/environmental/

Statement of Sustainable Forestry Management
Marvin has a genuine appreciation for the critical role forests play in the
quality of life within the global ecosystems. We continue to support
sustainable forestry management and are committed to conserving natural
resources, including efforts to preserve old growth and ancient rain
forests.

This commitment is reflected in our actions:

    * Marvin utilizes pine in the manufacture of wood windows and patio
doors, a resource not associated with rainforests.
    * Marvin purchases from reliable raw lumber suppliers with sound forest
management practices, which subscribe to the Sustainable Forest Initiative
(SFI) promoting good forest stewardship.
    * Marvin is a Charter Member of the Forest Products Management and
Development Institute at the University of Minnesota.
    * Marvin recycles and reuses wood by finger-jointing and edge gluing
scrap material to form usable pieces and utilize wood shavings to heat its
Warroad facility.
    * For nearly a decade, Marvin has actively participated in forest
management education programs, including the distribution of more than 4,000
tree seedlings to employees and surrounding communities each year.

Marvin supports the WDMA Green Task Force Statement of Beliefs.