Why Gaylord Hardwood Flooring is “Green”
At Gaylord Hardwood Flooring, we recognize that our products are an environmentally-friendly flooring choice. When purchasing Gaylord Hardwood Flooring, our customers rest assured knowing that the product they have purchased not only looks great and performs well, but is a sound environmental decision.
Did you know...
- 15 of the world’s largest container ships produce more pollution than all of the world’s automobiles. Products such as bamboo, coming from overseas are far from “green”.
- Hardwood forests are harvested in a sustainable way. Annual net growth for hardwood is greater than the annual harvest. Standing hardwood volume is currently 328 billion cubic feet, which is an increase of 90% since 1953.
- Hardwood flooring uses less energy and water to produce than any other flooring option.
- The hardwood flooring our consumer installs today will last hundreds of years, which is much longer than any other flooring option available.
- To truly recognize a product’s ‘greenness’, one must look at its entire life cycle, from cradle to grave. It’s not simply a matter of whether raw material can be replaced quickly, but how those materials are used when making a finished product, and what happens to them once their useful life is over. You should never see quality hardwood flooring taking up space in a landfill.
