Let Florida's Wood Market Thrive | Sunshine State News

Surprising barriers to consideration of locally sourced wood for LEED certifiable projects. There seems to be a reliance on only one rating agency, but things might change. This is the unintended consequence. Click title for link to article.

Too many policies do not allow for this. The LEED rating system, supported by hundreds of cities, blocks the entry of Florida wood into construction projects all across the country. This occurs because LEED only awards sourcing credits to wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a program that recognizes only a small minority of American timber, and hardly any in Florida.