On our Contractor Coffee talk a few weeks ago, Emi LaFountain (Turner Construction) brought up the idea that there was a lot of blue stain wood that are being landfilled instead of used, and suggested that maybe the designers among us could find a way to turn ugly into beautiful.
I had never heard of this issue, but I was on a call the following day with one of my clients (Sasaki) and suggested it to them.
Well, lo and behold, they replied with a link to an article explaining the issues with the wood. Now this is written by Lumber company that is trying to sell the wood, but I thought it was worth sharing. Great general info and a source right there at the end where you can purchase the wood turned into flooring and wall cladding.
The article also points out that if we don’t find a way to use this wood, it just gets left in the forest to either provide more kindling for potential forest fires, or decay and release its stored carbon back into the atmosphere.
Just wanted to put this issue back on everyone’s radar.
And thank you Sasaki!
