Intent
To encourage environmentally responsible forest management.
Requirements
All wood in the building must be nontropical, reused or reclaimed, or certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, or USGBC-approved equivalent.
For the purposes of this prerequisite, a tree species is considered tropical if it is grown in a location that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
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