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Certified Wood and Paper Association Folds

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Certified Wood and Paper Association (CWPA), which was formed in 2002 during a reorganization of the Certified Forest Products Council, ceased operations on April 15, 2004. According to a letter on the CWPA Web site by the Board of Directors, the organization was forced to dissolve due to lack of financial resources. Michael Washburn of the Forest Stewardship Council’s U.S. office told

EBN that CWPA played two important roles: first, they delivered training programs for architects on how to specify FSC-certified wood; second, they worked with individual architects and contractors to procure FSC-certified material (a sort of hand-holding function).

Metafore, the other organization that was formed during the reorganization of CFPA, has a broader mandate that is not limited to FSC certification; that organization promotes other certification systems as well as wood-use efficiency, waste reduction, and recycling. Metafore maintains the certifiedwood.org Web site. While Washburn is disappointed to see CWPA disappear, he argues that FSC certification will continue to be promoted, and training programs for architects will continue. “The world isn’t going to stop,” he said.

Published May 1, 2004

(2004, May 1). Certified Wood and Paper Association Folds. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/certified-wood-and-paper-association-folds

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