Flooring Interviews

Jon Dougal – All About Life Cycle Analysis – Part 4

Jon Dougal – All About Life Cycle Analysis – Part 4

November 4, 2006—Jon Dougal, editor of Green Building News, in the final part of a four-part series, discusses the changes in the LEED sustainable building rating system related to wood, bio-based materials and rapidly renewable materials like cork and bamboo. In this segment Dougal defines the two sides of the discussion with the timber industry on one side and rapidly renewable materials industries on the other and how this debate has spilled over into the public policy arena