FSC SUPPLIER INFORMATION

Forest Certification Resource Center–Metafore
Portland, Oregon
503.224.2205
www.metafore.org

Forest Stewardship Council U.S.
Washington. D.C.
1.202.342.0413
www.fscus.org

ForestWorld
Bethany Beach, DE
302.541.4541
www.forestworld.com

FOREST CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS

Scientific Certification Systems
Emeryville, California
510.452.8000
www.scscertified.com

SmartWood
Richmond, Vermont
802.434.5491
www.smartwood.org

SELECTED FSC RETAILERS

EarthSource Forest Products
Oakland, California
510.208.7257
866.549.9663
www.earthsourcewood.com

EcoTimber
San Rafael, California
415.258.8454
www.ecotimber.com

Endura Wood Products
Portland, Oregon
503.233.7090
www.endurawood.com

Environmental Building Supplies
Portland, Oregon
503.222.3881
www.ecohaus.com

Environmental Home Center *
Seattle, Washington
206.682.7332
800.281.9785
www.environmentalhomecenter.com

Harwood Products
Branscomb, California
707.984.6181
www.harwoodproducts.com

Hayward Lumber
Pacific Grove, California
831.373.1326
www.haywardlumber.com

Matheus Lumber Company
Woodinville, Washington
425.489.3000
800.284.7501
www.matheuslumber.com

Northland Forest Products
Kingston, New Hampshire
603.642.8275
www.northlandforest.com

PALS
San Francisco, California
800.750.6009
800.648.7257
www.pals4wood.com

Plaza Hardwood
Santa Fe, New Mexico
800.662.6306
www.plzfloor.com

* Also contact local home improvement retailers such as Home Depot, Lowe’s and Lumberman’s (in the Northwest).

RECYCLED WOOD SUPPLIERS

Search out local suppliers of recycled and salvaged wood and other building materials in your area. The yellow pages and classifieds can be good places to start. There is an ever-increasing contingent of companies and community-based organizations specializing in building salvage, and portable sawmill operators willing to come to your site to cut custom lumber.

Black’s Farmwood
San Rafael, California
877.321.WOOD
www.blacksfarmwood.com

Maxwell Pacific
Malibu, California
310.457.4533

Mountain Lumber Company
Ruckersville, Virginia
434.985.3646
800.445.2671
www.mountainlumber.com

Pinocchio Timber Products
Fort Bragg, California
707.964.6272

Reusable Lumber Company
Woodside, California
650.529.9122
www.reusablelumber.com

Terra Mai
McCloud, California
800.220.9062
www.terramai.com

Trestlewood
Blackfoot, Idaho
877.375.2779
www.trestlewood.com

The Whole Log Company
Antique Wood Specialists & Green Flooring
Zirconia, North Carolina
(828) 697-0357
(866) 912-9663
www.wholeloglumber.com

The Woods Company
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
717.263.6524
888.548.7609
www.thewoodscompany.com

ARSENIC- AND CHROMIUM-FREE TREATED WOOD

Chemical Specialties, Inc.
Charlotte, North Carolina
800.421.8661
www.treatedwood.com

Timber Treatment Technologies
Springfield, VA
888.346.9200
www.timbersilwood.com

RESOURCE GUIDES

The Alternative Building Sourcebook
Fox Maple Press
Brownfield, Maine
207.935.3720
www.foxmaple.com

Architectural Resource Guide
ADPSR West Coast
Berkeley, California
510.845.1000
www.adpsr-norcal.org
Has an outstanding listserv for the Northern California region.

GreenSpec: The Environmental Building News Product Directory and Guideline Specifications
E Build, Inc.
Brattleboro, Vermont
800.861.0954
www.greenspec.com
Order directory at www.buildinggreen.com

Community Woodworks
Oakland, California
510.835.7690
www.communitywoodworks.org

Cost-Effective Home Building
National Association of Home Builders Research Center
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
301.249.4000
800.638.8556
www.nahbrc.org

Efficient Wood Use in Residential Construction: A Practical Guide to Saving Wood, Money, and Forests
Ann Edminster and Sami Yassa, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
New York, New York
212.727.2700
www.nrdc.org/cities/building/rwoodus.asp

OIKOS
Green Building Products
www.oikos.com

Rebuilding Center
Portland, Oregon
503.331.1877
www.rebuildingcenter.org

Sustainable Northwest
Healthy Forests Healthy Communities
Portland, Oregon
503.221.6911
www.sustainablenorthwest.org

Whole House Building Supply & Salvage
East Palo Alto, California
650.328.8731
www.driftwoodsalvage.com

Wood Wise Consumer Guide
Resource Conservation Alliance
Washington, D.C.
202.387.8030
www.woodconsumption.org/
www.rca-info.org

OPTIMUM VALUE ENGINEERING RESOURCES

Whether building a structure framed with sticks, timbers, or steel, some upfront material sourcing research and planning are highly recommended. FSC-certified (both solid members and engineered products) and salvaged materials can be used in wood- framed structures. Light-gauge steel and red iron framing members should be obtained as locally as possible with the highest recycled content available. Material-saving framing methods such as Optimum Value Engineering initially require a significant investment in research and development, with the maximum benefits accruing through experience. Fortunately there are many excellent resources available, whether you're studying the ancient craft of timber joinery, exploring modern Optimum Value Engineering techniques, or framing with steel. In addition, check into the ever-changing world of sheathing and infill panel products, and determine your siding options in advance to make the most well-rounded decisions possible. For an astonishingly beautiful book on the work of Colombian bamboo-framing architect Simón Vélez, get a copy of Grow Your Own House (Vitra Design Museum, 2000). Bamboo framing is something that may catch on in some regions of the U.S. in coming decades.

Cost-Effective Home Building Handbook and a Builder’s Field Guide
800.638.8556/800.223.2665
www.nahbrc.org
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center has been at the forefront of Optimum Value Engineering and these are their resource books on 24-inch framing systems.

Efficient Wood Use in Residential Construction: A Practical Guide to Saving Wood, Money, and Forests
Ann Edminster and Sami Yassa Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), 1998.
New York, New York
212.727.2700
www.nrdc.org
An excellent resource for an architect or contractor on ways to optimize wood use in residential construction.

Emeryville reSourceful Building: Environmentally Sound Affordable Housing
Siegel and Strain Architects, 1999. Available through the Alameda County Waste Management Authority
510.614.1699
www.stopwaste.org
An inside and comprehensive look at an award-winning low-cost housing project that featured advanced framing and ‘eco-profiles’ of many non-wood building components.

TIMBER FRAMING RESOURCES

Acadia Post & Beam Inc.,
Normerica Building Systems Inc.
www.timberframe.com

Builder’s Guide
Joseph Lstiburek, Building Science Corporation, 1999. Westford, Massachusetts
978.589.5100
www.buildingscience.com
One of the definitive guides to advanced framing and quality construction detailing. Separate volumes tailored to different climate zones. Updated regularly.

Joiners’ Quarterly: The Journal of Timber Framing and Traditional Building
The Fox Maple School of Traditional Building
Brownfield, Maine
207.935.3720
www.foxmaple.com
An outstanding site with great resources, workshop information, and more. This is the site of timber framer and author Steve Chappell, whose recently released A Timber Framer’s Workshop: Joinery, Design and Construction of Traditional Timber Frames has received very good reviews. Also essential is Chappell’s The Alternative Building Sourcebook, published by Fox Maple Press.

Joinery Structures
Oakland, CA
510.451.6345
www.joinerystructures.com
A contemporary modular design company inspired by traditional Asian joinery which offers both design and construction services.

MoosePrints: A Holistic Home Building Guide
Robert Laporte
Econest Building Company
Tesuque, New Mexico
505.989.1813
www.econests.com
A workshop booklet describing the “Econest” building model, including timber frame construction and light straw clay infill walls.

Timber Frame Business Council
Hamilton, Montana
406.375.0713
888.560.9251
www.timberframe.org
A great clearinghouse of information and websites.

Timber Framers Guild
Becket, Massachusetts
888.453.0879
www.tfguild.org
This is an exceptional site, full of information, a workshop calendar, references and resources, including a newsletter, journal, and books. A few recommended titles are Timber Construction for Builders and Architects and Building the Timber Frame House, by Tedd Benson, as well as the recently released Build a Classic Timber-Framed House.

LIGHT-GAUGE AND RED IRON STEEL FRAMING RESOURCES

High Performance Building Systems, LLC (and COBS)
Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico
505.989.4400
www.strawhouses.com
Steel framed, straw-bale infill houses pre-designed and delivered to the site.

Light-Gauge Steel Engineering Association
Washington D.C.
866.465.47320
www.lgsea.com
Offers the latest technical standards for light-gauge steel framing primarily for the designer, engineer, architect, or contractor; new details and time-saving tips on installation, including L headers, bridging, connectors, and particularities of steel framing. CD available.

Metal Building Manufacturers Association
www.mbma.com
A website dedicated to red iron construction, primarily for non-residential buildings; plenty of technical information

North American Steel Framing Alliance (NASFA)
Washington, DC
202.785.2022
www.steelframingalliance.com
Lots of information on steel framing. In particular, see “The National Training Curriculum,” an overview of light-gauge steel construction including plans, tools, materials, and complete installation tips.

Simpson Strong Tie
Strong Tie Connectors for light-gauge Steel, catalog C-S98
800.999.5099
www.strongtie.com
Good ideas on connectors for steel framing.

Steel Frame House Construction
Tim Waite
Craftsman Book Company, 2000
Carlsbad, California
800.829.8123
www.craftsman-book.com
New book in tandem with the National Association of Home Builders
Steel Home Hotline 1.800.79.STEEL
Information on steel building sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders.

STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANELS

Design Integration Laboratory
Eugene, Oregon
541.345.7421
www.designlaboratory.com
Has conducted numerous tests and developed their own models for building with stressed skin panels. Publications available.

Efficient Wood Use in Residential Construction: A Practical Guide to Saving Wood, Money, and Forests
Ann Edminster and Sami Yassa Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
New York, New York
212.727.2700
www.nrdc.org
An excellent resource for an architect or contractor on ways to optimize wood use in residential construction, with a specific chapter on SIPs.

Environmental Building News
Brattleboro, Vermont
802.257.7300
www.buildinggreen.com

The Structural Insulated Panel Association (SIPA)
Washington, DC
202.347.7800
www.sips.org
Excellent resource materials on building with SIPS.
Building with Structural Insulated Panels
Michael Morley
A highly recommended new text offering an overview and practical how-to details of building with SIPs.

STRUCTURAL STRAW PANELS

California Agriboard
Grass Valley, California
530.934.3763
Straw panel manufacturing systems.

Pierce Enterprises, Inc.
Englewood, Colorado
303.792.0719
Wall and floor panels made from waste straw.

SELECTED ARCHITECTS AND INFORMATION ABOUT SIPs

Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
Austin, Texas
512.928.4786
www.cmpbs.org
Pioneering work on the use of fly ash.

David Wright Associates,
AIA-Environmental Architects,
Grass Valley, California
530.477.5057
www.dwrightaia.com
SIPs designer, manufacturer and green architect.

Ecological Building Network
Sausalito, California
415.331.7630
www.ecobuildnetwork.org
Upcoming resource guide on cement replacements, including fly ash, and other leading-edge research and consulting.

John Barrie Associates Architects
Ann Arbor, Michigan
734.668.4811
www.johnbarrie.com
Green architect working on a concrete SIP. Fly Ash Information

SELECTED INSULATED CONCRETE FORM SUPPLIERS

Durisol
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
905.521.0999
www.durisol.com

Faswall
K-X Industries
Windsor, South Carolina
800.491.7891
www.faswall.com

ICF Web
www.greenbuildingtalk.com
Includes a product guide and directory as well as a how-to section on selecting a contractor, news, project information and more

Pumice-Crete Building Systems of New Mexico
El Prado, New Mexico
505.751.3076
www.pumicecrete.com

NATURAL BUILDING RESOURCE CENTERS AND WORKSHOPS

Black Range Lodge
Natural Building Resources
Kingston, New Mexico
505.895.5652
www.strawbalecentral.com
Straw-bale resources, videos, and natural building colloquiums.

California Earth Art and Architecture Institute
Hesperia, California
760.244.0614
www.calearth.org
Center for earthbag construction founded by Nader Khalili.

California Straw Building Association
Angels Camp, California
209.785.7077
www.strawbuilding.org
Regional straw-bale association with a research focus.

The Canelo Project
Elgin, Arizona
520.455.5548
www.caneloproject.com
Innovative low-cost housing using local and natural resources.

Cob Cottage Company
Cottage Grove, Oregon
541.942.2005
www.cobcottage.com
Workshops and resources for cob construction.

CRATerre
Grenoble, France
33.474.954391
http://terre.grenoble.archi.fr
Focus on earthen architecture for international development.

DAWN South West
Tucson, Arizona
520.624.1673
www.greenbuilder.com/dawn
Straw-bale education, consulting, publishing, wall raisings.

Development Center for Appropriate Technology
Tucson, Arizona
520.624.6628
www.dcat.net
Focus on natural building and greening of building codes.

Econest Building Company
Tesuque, New Mexico
505.984.2928
505.989.1813
www.econest.com
Workshops on timber framing and light straw clay construction.

Ecological Building Network
Sausalito, California
415.331.7630
www.ecobuildnetwork.org
Research organization for structural testing and new materials.

Ecological Design Institute
Sausalito, California
415.332.5806
www.ecodesign.org
Natural building institute and press founded by Sim Van der Ryn.

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NATURAL BUILDING RESOURCE CENTERS AND WORKSHOPS (continued)

The Farm
Ecovillage Training Center
Summertown, Tennessee
931.964.4474
www.thefarm.org/etc
Workshops and resources for ecological communities.

Fox Maple School of Traditional Building
West Brownfield, Maine
207.935.3720
www.foxmaple.com

Heartwood School
Washington, Massachusetts
413.623.6677
www.heartwoodschool.com
Courses in alternative building methods including timber framing and straw-bale.

International Institute for Bau-Biologie & Ecology
Clearwater, Florida
727.461.4371
www.buildingbiology.net
Resources and education on the principles of healthy building.

LEED-Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
US Green Building Council
Washington, DC
202.828.7422
www.usgbc.org
Created to promote, raise the standards and stimulate competition of green building.

Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
Occidental, California
707.874.1557
www.oaec.org
Organization dedicated to education, ecological communities, permaculture, natural building, and art..

Rammed Earth Works
Napa, California
707.224.2532
www.rammedearthworks.com
Leading company in development of earth construction technology.

Rocky Mountain Institute
Green Development Services
Snowmass, Colorado
970.927.3851
www.rmi.org
Resources on sustainable building and renewable energy.

Solar Energy International
Carbondale, Colorado
970.963.8855
www.solarenergy.org
Trainings and resources on alternative energy and construction.

Solar Living Institute
Hopland, California
707.744.2017
www.solarliving.org
Workshops on natural building and annual summer solstice festival.

Southwest Solar Adobe School
Bosque, New Mexico
505.861.2287
www.adobebuilder.com
Resources and workshops on adobe and earthen construction.

Yestermorrow Design/Build School
Warren, Vermont
802.496.55405
888.496.5541
www.yestermorrow.org
Courses in all aspects of ecological design and construction.

NATURAL BUILDING BOOKS, MANUALS, VIDEOS

Alternative Construction: Contemporary Natural Building Methods
Edited by Lynne Elizabeth and Cassandra Adams
John Wiley and Sons
212.850.6000
www.wiley.com

The Art of Natural Building: Design, Construction, Technology
Edited by Joseph F. Kennedy
New Society Publishers
www.newsociety.com

Ceramic Houses: How to Build Your Own
Nader Khalili
Harper & Row

The Cobber’s Companion: How to Build Your Own Earthen Home
Michael G. Smith
Cob Cottage Company
541.942.2005
www.deatech.com/cobcottage

The Earth Builders’ Encyclopedia
Joseph Tibbets
Southwest Solar Adobe School
505.861.1255
www.adobebuilder.com/earth-building-encyclopedia.html

Earth Plasters for Straw Bale Homes
Keely Meagan
www.buildersbooksource.com

Earthen Floors
Athena and Bill Steen
The Canelo Project
520.455.5548
www.caneloproject.com

The Last Straw
The Grassroots Journal of Straw-Bale and Natural Building
402.483.5135
613.473.1718
www.strawhomes.com

Straw Bale Construction and the Building Codes
David Eisenberg
Development Center for Appropriate Technology
520.624.6628
www.dcat.net

Straw Bale House Plans
Pueblo Habitat for Humanity
719.565.0745
www.moxvox.com

A Visual Primer to Straw- Bale Construction
Steve MacDonald
Builders without Borders
604.738.7516
www.builderswithoutborders.org

The following materials are available through
Natural Building Resources
505.895.5652
www.strawbalecentral.com

Buildings of Earth and Straw: Structural Design for Rammed Earth and Straw-Bale Architecture
Bruce King, P.E.

How to Build Straw Bale Landscape and Privacy Walls
Tim Farrant

More Straw Bale Building: A Complete Guide to Designing and Building with Straw
Chris Magwood, Peter Mack and Tina Therrien

Straw Bale Construction Details: A Sourcebook
Edited by Ken Haggard and Scott Clarck

A Straw Bale Home Tour (video)
Tours of 10 homes with comments from owners and builders.

The Straw Bale Solution (video)
Narrated by Athena and Bill Steen.

A Straw Bale Workshop (video)
Basics of straw-bale construction through step-by-step building of a two-story post-and-beam greenhouse.

Build it With Bales: A Step-by-Step Guide to Straw Bale Construction, Version Two
S.O. MacDonald and Matts Myhrman

How to Build Your Elegant Home With Straw Bales
Steve Kemble and Carol Escott
Video and manual set for load-bearing construction

Straw-Bale Home Plans
Steve Kemble

The following materials are available through
Chelsea Green Publishing
802.295.6300
www.chelseagreen.com

The Hand-Sculpted House: A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage
Michael G. Smith

The Natural House: A Complete Guide to Healthy, Energy-Efficient, Environmental Homes
Daniel D. Chiras

The Rammed Earth Renaissance (video)
David Easton

The Straw Bale House
Athena and Bill Steen, David Bainbridge and David Eisenberg

WEBSITES

Robert Andrew’s Straw Bale
719.406.1901
www.balewatch.com
Over 60 house plans, many links to other natural building sites.

Taylor Publishing
www.dirtcheapbuilder.com
S ource for many hard-to-find natural building books, pictures, and other useful information.

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clearinghouse (EREC)
800.363.3732
www.eere.energy.gov
A comprehensive resource from the U.S. Department of Energy. Search for ‘natural building.’

Solargenix Energy
919.871.1423
www.solargenix.com
Sells solar products, including solar panels and solar hot water heaters

SustainableABC
Sustainable building and culture website. Information and links for straw-bale construction.

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT SUPPLIERS

Consider these high recycled content resources as a starting point for suppliers of wall paneling (some structural products are available), shelving, cabinetry, countertops, flooring and underlayments, shingles, trim and other finish materials. These resources are in continual flux and the best sources of current information are databases that are regularly updated, such as those of Environmental Building News (www.buildinggreen.com), and Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility, Northern California chapter (www.adpsr-norcal.org). The information centers listed also keep up with this rapidly evolving field. Search out regional suppliers and contact local home improvement and hardware stores for innovative products.

All Paper Recycling
Le Center, Minnesota
507.357.4177
www.shetkastone.com
shetkaStone and other tree-free panel board products.

California Agriboard, LLC
Willows, California
530.934.3763
MDF rice straw facility, to be up and running in the future.

Compak Systems
Lincoln, England
44 (0) 1522 705550
www.compaksystems.com
Formaldehyde-free ag fiber panels with numerous production facilities worldwide.

Dow Bioproducts
Woodstalk
Elie, Manitoba
800.441.4369
www.dow.com
Largest supplier of wheat straw panelboard.

Environ Biocomposites
Mankato, Minnesota
800.324.8187
www.environbiocomposites.com
Panelboard products including a structural panel made out of wheat and soybean straw, sunflower seed hulls, and other recovered fibers, using formaldehyde-free binder.

ForFarmers.com
Montreal, QC, Canada
514.384.8651
www.forfarmers.com
ForFarmers.com is a marketplace for buying and selling new lumber, alder lumber, alder burl, alpine fir, american elm, american plum, ash, aspen, aspen bigtooth, aspen mixed, austrian pine and a wide range of services including job opportunities.

Kirei
San Diego, CA
619.236.9924
www.kireiusa.com
Contemporary design panel products made from Sorghum.

Meadowood Industries
Albany, Oregon
541.259.130
www.meadowoodindustries.com
Artisan quality ryegrass products.

Panel Source International, Inc
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
780.458.1007
www.panelsource.net
Particleboard and other products made from bagasse (sugar cane residue).

Pierce Enterprises Inc.
Englewood, Colorado
303.792.0719
easipierce@mindspring.com
Compressed straw structural panels from 2.25 to 3.5 inches thick; no adhesives used; load-bearing panels available; 3-4 months lead time necessary. More plants planned.

Prime Board
Wahpeton, North Dakota
701.642.1152
www.masonite.com
Wheat straw, sunflower hulls, flax shives for furniture and cabinetry applications.

Pyramod International
Grass Valley, California
530.477.2515
www.pyramodinternational.com
Manufacturing system for modular compressed straw panels, primarily in developing countries.

Teel-Global Resource Technologies
Baraboo, Wisconsin
608.355.4515
800.322.8335
www.teel-grt.com
Ag fiber-recycled polyethylene composite shingled roof panels.

ENGINEERED WOOD WASTE-BASED PANEL PRODUCTS

SierraPine
Roseville, California
800.676.3339
www.sierrapine.com
Medite MDF products are made from 90% certified pre-consumer wood waste. Some formaldehyde-free products available.

Weyerhaeuser
Federal Way, Washington
253.924.2345
800.525.5440
www.weyerhaeuser.com
MDF using 100% recycled wood.

WOOD TRIM PRODUCTS

Contact Lumber
Clackamas, Oregon
503.228.7361
800.547.1038
www.contactlumber.com
Finger-jointed core (from post-industrial scrap) with veneer for trim, moldings, and jamb applications.

New England Classic
Portland, Maine
207.780.0077
888.460.6324
www.homefittings.com
Paneling and trim made from discarded wheat straw, sawdust, or wood pallets with a finished hardwood veneer.

Temple-Inland Forest Products
Austin, Texas
800.262.5512
www.templeinland.com
Wood chip-based trim products for interior or exterior applications.

RECYCLED PAPER BOARDS

Homasote
West Trenton, New Jersey
800.257.9491
www.homasote.com
Recycled newsprint board for acoustical buffers, floor underlayment, exterior sheathing, and other applications.

Thermo-ply
www.covalencecoatedproducts.com
(see web site for contact info in your area)
Recycled paper panels with nonpermeable foil facing for structural applications.

Tricel
Gurnee, Illinois
847.336.1321
800.352.3300
www.tricelcorp.com
Kraft honeycomb panels with plywood veneers for structural and non-structural applications, primarily for exhibition industry.

RECLAIMED GYPSUM BOARD

Georgia Pacific
Atlanta, Georgia
404.652.400
www.gp.com*
Recovered gypsum drywall for interior walls and ceilings.

US Gypsum
Fiber Rock
Chicago, Illinois
800.874.4968
www.usg.com
Sheetrock using recycled wood fiber and recovered gypsum.

AGRICULTURAL FIBER INFORMATION CENTERS

Agrotech Communications
Memphis, Tennessee
901.309.1668
www.agrotechcommunications.com
Organization focused on trends in the ag fibers industry.

Alberta Research Council
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
780.450.5111
www.arc.ab.ca
Leading edge research on ag fiber technology.

Alternative Panel Report
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
780.458.1007
877.GO GRAIN
www.panelsource.net
Newsletter on the alternative panel industry; distributor of numerous alternative panel products.

BioBased Manufacturers Association
St. Louis, Missouri
314.372.3519
www.biobased.com

New Uses Council
www.newuses.org
Promotes biobased products and the development of renewable resources

Fiber Futures
San Francisco, California
415.561.6546
www.fiberfutures.org
Non-profit environmental and consulting group for use of agricultural residues and other tree-free fibers in building and other products.

Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Minneapolis, Minnesota
612.379.3815
www.ilsr.org*
www.carbohydrateeconomy.org
Promotes use of regional crops for energy and fiber needs.

FLOOR AND COUNTERTOP MATERIALS

Eco-Surfaces
Dodge-Regupol
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
717.299.5035
877.326.7873
www.ecosurfaces.com
Manufacturer of brightly colored rubber flooring.

Flex-Tuft
Flexco
Tuscumbia, Alabama
800.633.3151
www.flexcofloors.com
Manufacturers of rubber entryway tiles and linoleum flooring.

Marmoleum
Forbo Industries
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
800.842.7839
www.forbo-industries.com
Linoleum made from linseed oil, resin, limestone, wood flour, cork flour, pigments, jute.

Richlite
Tacoma, WA
888.383.5533
www.richlite.com
Countertop surfaces made from FSC certified pulp.

Recycled Rubber Matting
RB Rubber Products
McMinnville, Oregon
503.472.4691
800.525.5530
www.rbrubber.com
Leader in rubber flooring and rubber recycling technology.

RECYCLED GLASS AND TILE PRODUCTS

Aurora Glass
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Eugene, Oregon
541.681.3260
888.291.9311
www.auroraglass.org
Recycled glass tiles, a product of St. Vincent De Paul.

Bedrock Industries
Seattle, Washington
206.283.7625
877.283.7625
www.bedrockindustries.com
Recycled glass tile.

Tile Search
Roanoke, Texas
817.491.2444
Source of recycled/reclaimed roofing tiles.

CAST CONCRETE / RECYCLED MATERIAL SURFACES

Syndecrete
Santa Monica, California
310.829.9932
www.syndesisinc.com
Custom cast lightweight concrete with recycled content.

CounterProduction
Berkeley, California
510.843.6916
www.counterproduction.com
Custom terrazzo with recycled content.

Slatescape
American Fiber Cement Corporation
Littleton, Colorado
303.978.1199
800.688.8677
www.americanfibercement.com
Economical countertops and work surfaces made from Portland cement and recovered calcium silica (imported from Germany).

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