Specifying Wood Floor Resource Group Products

The following is sample specification guidelines for FSC certified wood flooring.

These specifications can be included on a line item basis, corresponding to the individual products in question, or under a General Requirements or Definitions section, with line item references to that section that the product specified employs an "FSC standard".

Wood product (specify product type, grade, dimensions, finish, etc.) shall be supplied by Wood Floor Resource Group ((866) 457-9374, www.WoodFloorResourceGroup.com) and shall originate from forests that are certified well-managed by an organization accredited by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

Documentation confirming the FSC-certified status of all wood products shall be submitted to the Architect/Designer for approval prior to installation.  Products for which acceptable documentation is not submitted may be rejected and their removal required. FSC-accredited certifying agencies include the SmartWood Program administered by Rainforest Alliance (802-434-5491) and the Forest Conservation Program administered by Scientific Certification Systems (510-832-1415). For a complete list of internationally accredited agencies, visit www.fscoax.org.

Acceptable documentation shall include:

1. A copy of the wood supplier's Chain of Custody certificate issued by an FSC-accredited certifying agency; and

2. A copy of the supplier's invoice detailing the quantities of certified wood products supplied for this project, with the FSC-certified status of each product listed in the individual line items (important); or

3. A copy of a letter from an FSC-accredited certifying agency corroborating that the products detailed on the wood supplier's invoice originate from certified well-managed forests.

Submission of a Chain of Custody certificate without an invoice or submission of an invoice without a Chain of Custody certificate shall not constitute acceptable documentation.