Kitchen Cabinet Industry Going Green
The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association’s Environmental Stewardship Program (KCMA-ESP) encourages cabinet manufacturers to go green in all aspects of cabinet production, from smart harvesting to a healthier final product.
If cabinet manufacturers built simply to qualify for LEED credits, they could use recycled materials or no formaldehyde in their final product, but cause enormous environmental destruction in their manufacturing process. Rather than simply gauging the final product’s green-ness, the KCMA-ESP takes every step in a cabinet’s life into account. How was the wood harvested? How much energy was wasted in its production? Were the wood shavings, sawdust, or scrap reused for fuel or some other purpose? Does the final product contain any volatile organic compounds (VOCs) like urea-formaldehyde?
