Green Options for The Heritage Wood Collection

Heritage Wood has a long-standing commitment to forestry conservation and sustainable forestry practices. Our Green Forestry Practice applies to both domestic and reclaimed wood. All of our North American hardwoods come from sustainability managed forests.

Sustainable forest management (SFM) is the management of forests according to the principles of sustainable development. Sustainable forest management uses very broad social, economic and environmental goals. A range of forestry institutions now practice sustainable forest management using a variety of methods and tools that have been tested over time.

Reclaimed Wood:

All of our reclaimed wood is certified by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) as eco-friendly. Heritage reclaims wood from original US sources including barns, factories, warehouses, textile mills, gristmills and other commercial buildings.

Reclaimed wood offers a chance to own a piece of history that is one of a kind. The lumber used to manufacture Heritage reclaimed wood tops was originally used in a variety of ways, in different areas of the country, different climates and can have a variation in the original cut of lumber.

Due to the variety of sources reclaimed wood come from, there will be some color variation even within a single species. Each board will have its own unique properties including weathering, filled in nail holes, and filled in worm holes. All of these variations add to the uniqueness and history of reclaimed lumber.

Bamboo:

Heritage Wood’s bamboos, as well as a variety of reclaimed wood species, satisfy the requirements for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Manufactured in China, the factory is centered in the middle of a sustainability harvested bamboo forest.