Posted

March 06, 2024

Author

Decorative Hardwoods Association

DHA Insights: March 7, 2024

DHA joined the Hardwood Federation in opposing proposed changes to the Lacey Act that would undermine enforcement of U.S. law by placing unreasonable timelines for clearing and releasing potential illegal imports. While we support greater efficiency and funding for Lacey enforcement to speed up the process, the proposed changes in H.R. 7157 are not the right approach.

Posted

February 21, 2024

Author

Decorative Hardwoods Association

DHA Insights: February 22, 2024

DHA joined industry leaders and the U.S. Forest Service in signing a formal memorandum of agreement that will help document the carbon benefits of wood products and help us all market wood products in today's climate-conscious building industry. This data will be essential in the coming years as we compete against fake materials with higher carbon emissions for government and commercial projects.

Posted

February 07, 2024

Author

DHA

DHA Insights: February 8, 2024

The beauty and enduring value of decorative hardwood products were recently recognized by Frontdoor.com as the most popular and sought-after home feature. This isn't a surprise to our industry. We know the beauty and value of hardwood products and are committed to continuously promoting and defending hardwoods. This is a key part of DHA's mission that we accomplish through architect education, the Real American Hardwood Campaign, and pushing back on fake "wood" products.

Posted

January 24, 2024

Author

DHA

DHA Insights: January 25, 2024

We are pleased to announce the release of DHA's American National Standard for Due Diligence in Procuring / Sourcing Legal Timber (ANS LTDD 2.0 2023). This updated standard is available for free download on DHA's website. Members of DHA are proud of their sustainability and efforts to reduce deforestation and ensure the legality of our supply chain. This standard…

Posted

January 10, 2024

Author

DHA

DHA Insights: January 11, 2024

As we start 2024, we are pleased to learn that DHA's challenge to the misleading marketing of laminate as "wood" has been recognized by Wood Floor Business as one of the top two stories for all of 2023. This is just one example of the importance of DHA's work and accomplishments in 2023 and shows why it is important to be a DHA member in 2024.