Archive for the 'CARB' Category

Teragren Receives SCS Third-Party Certification

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Photo by John Granen, courtesy of Teragren

Indoor air quality is clearly a subject growing in importance, if the amount of new legislation is any indication.  Teragren, the maker of bamboo flooring, panels and veneers, wants you to know it’s got it covered.

This week, the company announced a number of its products have received FloorScore certification for meeting a set of stringent IAQ standards.

FloorScore is administered by Scientific Certifications Systems.  For more information, read the full release after the jump. 

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Timber Products Beats CARB to the Punch; Twitters the Results

Friday, May 8th, 2009

The California Air Resource Board regs routinely send shivers up the spines of the manufacturing world, so it’s encouraging to see a company proactively beating deadlines the way Timber Products announced this week.

The company has gotten CARB certification for several of its mills in advance of the January 1, 2010 deadline for compliance.

(If you’re on Twitter, and you want to keep up with TP’s latest product and manufacturing news tweets, you can find the company at @TimberProducts.)

Mill Photo

Timber Products’ Medford, OR mill is now CARB 2 compliant.

Read the release after the jump.

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