Sustainable Flooring by Eco Timber

Photo Courtesy: Teragrin

The walls are up and the time is NOW to start choosing our final selections for the interior finishes on the current project near Butterfly Beach in Montecito.  We will be choosing FSC Certified Flooring to keep in line with our Platinum LEED Certification.  Ecotimber floors FSC Certified and are made from the highest quality woods that are harvested in a sustainable way. Instead of simply clear cutting a forest in order to get all of its hardwood, Ecotimber is obtained through selective cutting where only the highest quality trees are used. Responsible companies ensure that they do not deplete the forest, but instead plant trees and engage in other sustainable practices.  

Two of their most popular finishes are in the EcoBamboo line.

EcoBamboo in Amber

EcoBamboo in Honey

EcoBamboo-Dyed Woven Bamboo-Black Tie

Green Doesn’t Mean Boring. EcoTimber hardwood flooring is available in some of the richest and most luxurious wood.  Brazilian Cherry, Rose Teak, Royal Walnut, White Tigerwood, Santos Mahogany, Angico are some of the most popular exotic woods available. 

One of my favorites for a 'beach-y look" is in the EcoVintage line.

Walnut Pre-finished in Summer Calm.

A couple other favorites in the EcoVintage line :

EcoVintage Standwoven Poplar- Afternoon Tea

EcoVintage-Woven Engineered-Pinstripe

Look for the certifying stamp to distinguish between "greenwashed" and genuine ecological forest products.
Today, a growing number of timber producers and traders are making environmental claims. Some are accurate, but others are misleading or exaggerated.

To make sure that you are getting your unfinished hardwood floors from a true Ecotimber source, check to see if the company has been independently certified by an organization such as the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

Eco Timber is currently donating Proceeds to benefit "Voice of the Wetlands" a charity for Gulf Oil Cleanup.