WPC Supplies / Fire Research Laboratory / DOVETAIL PARTNERS INC. / greenscapes/ DOVETAIL PARTNERS INC. / /
Continent
North America / Europe / /
Country
United States / Canada / /
Event
Environmental Issue / /
Facility
National Institute / /
IndustryTerm
playground equipment / plastic composite products / hazardous chemicals / plastics / evaluative tool / ongoing alternative to other decking products / transportation / plastic lumber products / green product / research / oil spills / polystyrene plastics / fiberglass / lumber products / resource transportation / transportation distances / energy use / manufacturing / energy prices / treated wood products / lower maintenance outdoor products / included embodied energy / added chemicals / energy / outdoor applications / careful accounting / /
NaturalFeature
Rocky Mountains / /
Organization
International Organization for Standardization / LCA / Western Red Cedar Association / USDA / National Institute for Standards and Technology / FPInnovations-Forintek Division / Environmental Protection Agency / /
Person
JIM BOWYER KATHRYN FERNHOLZ / JEFF HOWE / STEVE BRATKOVICH / /
Product
ammonium chloride / /
ProgrammingLanguage
Cedar / /
ProvinceOrState
Alaska / Montana / British Columbia / California / Idaho / /
Region
northwestern California / eastern U.S. / southeastern Alaska / /
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