{"id":792,"date":"2010-08-24T20:05:01","date_gmt":"2010-08-25T00:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.goodforforests.com\/?p=792"},"modified":"2023-03-24T08:23:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T12:23:20","slug":"oregon-foresters-support-open-leed-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/oregon-foresters-support-open-leed-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Foresters Support Open LEED Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nadine Block, SFI Senior Director of Government Outreach, talks about a recently published op-ed that advocates for an inclusive LEED rating system.<\/em><\/p>\n

Last week, The Oregonian<\/em> published an op-ed<\/a> written by four leaders in Oregon\u2019s forestry community, including State Forester Marvin Brown, who also serves as board chair for SFI. Other signatories include Clint Bentz, David Ford and Steve Wilson. These experts cite benefits for Oregon\u2019s forests, the economy and green building in the state as reasons for supporting the presence of multiple forest certification programs.<\/p>\n

They write, \u201cWith a lifetime of first-hand experience and extensive background in the application of forest certification programs in our state, we find it bewildering that the Green Building Council has not opened its LEED policy to all credible forest certification programs \u2026 In Oregon, our forests and communities benefit from the improvements resulting from the work of all organizations that certify sustainable forest practices.\u201d<\/p>\n

The piece also notes support for an inclusive LEED policy from Oregon Representatives Kurt Schrader, Greg Walden and David Wu, and Governor Ted Kulongoski.<\/p>\n

We agree\u2014with most of Oregon\u2019s certified forest lands certified by SFI and programs SFI recognizes, such as ATFS, it\u2019s imperative to open the policy to all credible forest certification programs. That\u2019s a trend across the U.S. and Canada, where more than three quarters of our certified forests meet or are recognized by SFI. It\u2019s also critical that the USGBC recognize wood\u2019s superior environmental benefits and encourage the use of wood products in green building.<\/p>\n

Read the piece<\/a> in full, and check out our green building video<\/a> if you haven\u2019t already. You can see additional support for an inclusive LEED policy on our petition<\/a> and website.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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