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Protecting the environment
Woodmode cares about:ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
This program was created to recognize industry manufacturers who use environmentally friendly materials and production processes. To qualify for and maintain certification, manufacturers are evaluated annually on compliance in five categories, including air quality, product resource management, process resource management, environmental stewardship, and community relations, as well as energy conservation and recycling programs. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
PROTECTING AND CONSERVING OUR WATER RESOURCE
PROTECTING OUR LAND THROUGH EFFICIENT WASTE MANAGEMENT
REDUCING, RE-USING, AND RECYCLING VALUABLE RESOURCES
RESPONSIBLY MANAGED FORESTRY RESOURCES Hardwood lumber is a valuable economic resource. It would cease being valuable it if was not periodically harvested, as the land would be converted to other uses. The harvesting of mature trees results in additional light, water and nutrients for smaller trees, allowing them to grow more quickly. It also encourages low-level plant growth, providing food and cover for forest animals. Since a hardwood forest is harvested only once every ten to twenty years, disturbances to the ecosystem are kept to a minimum. By purchasing locally and regionally grown lumber from vendors dedicated to responsible forestry management, Wood-Mode insures the continued economic viability of our precious hardwood resource. Environmental Policy Statement Wood-Mode, Inc. is committed to the pursuit of responsible environmental policies and practices. We believe it is important to protect the environment and conserve our natural resources by implementing responsible technologies and processes. Few, if any other cabinet companies have been as consistently caring for the environment as has been Wood-Mode. Our pledge to our customers is to strengthen that commitment and to continuously strive to meet the following goals:
Wood-Mode will strive to meet these goals and show our commitment to being a conscientious corporate citizen by working to protect our environment and conserve our natural resources. |
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For more than sixty-five years since its founding, Wood-Mode has maintained a firm commitment to sound environmentally-protective policies and practices in the manufacture of its custom cabinet products.
The company has taken pride in producing the industry's highest quality cabinetry in a manner that demonstrates its genuine concern and care for the environment.
Wood-Mode has been certified by the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA) as meeting the standards for its "Environmental Stewardship Program" (ESP).
As far back as 1989, Wood-Mode installed and began operating its Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) for the destruction of emissions generated in the cabinetry finishing process. Operating at a combustion chamber temperature of 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit, the RTO destroys 99.4% of captured Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). In addition, under optimal conditions, the RTO operates in a self-sustaining mode and does not need any fuel (natural gas) input, a significant savings in energy.
Wood-Mode complies with all local and state regulations for the discharge of any waste water, as regulated by the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Steam condensate is recovered and re-circulated back to the boiler systems to reduce the amount of un-treated water necessary to produce more steam.
Sawdust and wood scrap are ground into particles which are then used as fuel to heat the factory and provide steam to operate the dry kilns, as well as heat, air condition and
humidify the Wood-Mode office and factory. Particle collectors remove wood fly ash from
any air emissions.
Scrap recycling also eliminates having to deposit wood waste into landfills and reduces Wood-Mode's reliance on domestic or foreign fossil fuels to operate the boilers.
This self-produced fuel, recycled from scrap, is a renewable natural resource, and the most environmentally responsible fuel possible. 
As far back as 1989, Wood-Mode installed and began operating its Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) for the destruction of emissions generated in the cabinetry finishing process. Operating at a combustion chamber temperature of 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit, the RTO destroys 99.4% of captured Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). In addition, under optimal conditions, the RTO operates in a self-sustaining mode and does not need any fuel (natural gas) input, a significant savings in energy.
The lumber which yields the solid Appalachian Hardwood used for Wood-Mode Cabinetry is harvested primarily from the northeast United States and Canada. In this region, hardwood stocks are growing twice as fast as they are being harvested, and forest lands are increasing in size each year. According to the Department of Agriculture, hardwood stocks in the United States have increased more than 98% between 1953
and 2002.
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