Within the last few years, considerable progress has been made in developing eco-friendly hardwood products. At the forefront are these innovations:- Products that use less harvested wood
- Use of wood from managed forests
- Creation of exotic-look hardwoods to substitute for use of actual exotic species, a move that helps preserves rainforests
- Manufacturing processes that reduce, reuse and recycle
A prime example is Shaw Floors’ development of the first 8” solid hardwood plank made 100% from recycled mill by-products. Another is the company’s revolutionary EPIC collection, which is ecologically advanced in two ways:
Offering an unprecedented environmental story, Epic is high-performance hardwood flooring made with EnviroCore—a high-density inner core constructed from recycled wood fiber. And Epic requires less newly forested wood than conventional hardwood alternatives.
- In the manufacturing process, Epic hardwood flooring uses up to 2/3 fewer trees—that simply says that for every three trees used to make solid–thick hardwood flooring, it only takes one tree to make the same amount of Epic thick hardwood flooring.
- Epic veneers are obtained from suppliers committed to sound forestry practices.
- Some other important facts about Epic: requires little or no acclimation time; more dimensionally stable than conventional solid hardwood flooring; moisture tolerant—can be installed anywhere, even in basements; protected by Shaw’s aluminum oxide-enriched DuraShield finish, which lasts up to seven times longer than conventional UV-cured urethanes; made by Shaw in the USA.
One of our trusted suppliers, Shaw Floors offers products with up to 40% recycled content. They’re not only gorgeous; they’re also eco-friendly—what a combination! Just ask, and we’ll show you some breathtaking looks you can feel very good about.