About Formaldehyde-Free Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are one of the largest sources of formaldehyde emissions in today’s homes. Standard cabinets are made of particleboard, which can offgas significant amounts of formaldehyde if urea-formaldehyde is used as a binder. Cabinets made from a non-formaldehyde-based binder such as polyurethane improve indoor air quality and are widely available.
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Wheat/Straw Particleboard
CSI Division: 123200 | Residential Category: Wood Cabinets
Straw is an agricultural waste product.
What Makes It A Green Product
- Straw based particleboard is far more resistant to moisture than conventional particleboard and is made with a formaldehyde-free binder and so greatly improves indoor air quality.
Wood Cabinets
CSI Division: 123200 | Residential Category: Wood Cabinets
Solid woods such as cherry, maple oak, alder or bamboo are great alternatives to particleboard.
What Makes It A Green Product
- Wood should come from properly managed forests or be certified by a third-party organization. Certified wood is widely available.
- Recovered and Salvaged wood is widely available and should be used provided all appropriate documentation is presented.
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