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Our Commitment to Sustainability: Celebrating Earth Day 2026
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April 22, 2026
“The Earth is what we all have in common.”
― Wendell Berry
Image credit: NASA
Our Commitment to Sustainability
As a leader in the hardwood flooring industry, PID Floors believes Earth Day could and should be every day. It reminds us of our responsibility to the planet and the importance of sustainability in architecture, construction, and interior design. Our commitment to eco-friendly practices is not just a business strategy, but a core value that drives every aspect of our operations.
Sustainable construction and interior design are crucial for reducing environmental impact. By choosing wood flooring, homeowners and builders can contribute to a healthier planet. Wood is a renewable resource, and when sourced responsibly, it supports forest conservation and biodiversity. Our flooring products are crafted from sustainably harvested trees, ensuring that forests are preserved for future generations. Moreover, hardwood flooring offers natural insulation properties, reducing the need for artificial heating and cooling. This energy efficiency translates to lower carbon emissions, making wood an excellent choice for eco-conscious consumers.
Wood is produced through a natural process that uses zero man-made energy resources, because it uses the SUN. Compared to other flooring products like carpet, resilient, and tile, the raw material used to make hardwood flooring often carries a much lower carbon footprint. Not to mention, harvesting mature trees allows younger trees to grow and flourish and mature themselves, creating a limitless supply of raw material. Compared to other types of flooring, a hardwood floor has a much longer service life, on average, because of its durability, and the ability to be refinished over time, allowing new owners to reuse existing hardwood flooring by simply staining it a new color and refinishing. In a circular economy, longevity and reuse potential are huge.
Sustainability Education Spotlight
Educational initiatives are a priority for us. PID Floors is proud to have partnered with the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) to offer their continuing education units (CEU) courses as certified presenters. With courses such as Environmental Impact of Real Wood Floors and From the Forest to the Floor among others, we strive to combine over 36 years of experience with in-depth subject matter regarding wood flooring. Our courses are now registered with organizations such as American Institute of Architects (AIA), American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), and International Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC).
Our Educational Partners
Promoting Circularity with Reclaimed Wood and Local Sourcing
One of the most prominent ways we ensure this is by working with American suppliers to source and produce products locally, which include reclaimed wood in addition to locally sourced hardwood lumber. We work with suppliers throughout the United States, who source their materials from old structures such as barns, stables, and cabins that would otherwise be torn down and discarded, seeing new life after standing idly by for decades or even centuries and strengthening the circular economy story. Be it hickory, maple, or pine, each wood species possesses distinct characteristics. Distinct grain pattern, coloring, texture, knots, and swirls contribute to natural wood’s unique charm. Additionally, genuine weathering and patina, developed over decades from exposure to the elements, original saw marks, and nail holes all harken back authentically, to generations past. Using innovative techniques to restore, dry, and grade the wood, we transform wooden beams into flooring pieces suitable for indoor usage.
Developments in Green Building Standards
PID Floors is committed to monitoring the sustainability and green building certification landscape for the latest developments and standards. As of March 28th , members of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) voted overwhelmingly in favor of adopting LEED v5 Building Design and Construction (BD+C), Interior Design and Construction (ID+C), and Operations and Maintenance (O+M) rating systems. This standard sets new and improved conditions as to how developers may acquire LEED credits for their buildings to become LEED certified and was developed over several years with input from stakeholders across the global building industry. At PID Floors, our products are eligible for LEED credits in accordance with LEED v4, and we look forward to learning more about v5 as it becomes the industry standard over the next few years.
LEED v5 | U.S. Green Building Council
PID Attends Launch of Planning, Urban Design, and Architecture for Climate Action (PAD)
