"Our Common Future"

In 1987, the United Nations released the Brundtland Report, which defines sustainable development as "development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs".

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Monday, June 25, 2012

KEC Tapped Maple

A product called "tapped maple" was selected by the architect to be used for the corridor wall paneling. Tapped Maple Sugar Wood is harvested from Vermont’s maple sugar orchards. Maple sugar makers drill holes in the trees to gather sap each Spring. Over time, these trees decline in sap production and are culled to make room for new growth in the forest. Typically, these 100+ year old trees are considered unusable in the hardwood lumber industry, due to the tap holes. By celebrating the distinct “tap streaks” found across the surface of the wood and by filling the tap holes with colored resin, Tapped Maple offers clients a refreshing alternative to traditional wood products.  Source.  

The architect hand selected each piece at the shop and then worked carefully with the millworker to locate where each piece would be installed onsite.  This material is locally harvested and fabricated (within 500 miles) and it is using a tree that has already served its useful purpose for sugaring.  By celebrating the tap holes and streaking this wood is being used in the Environmental Center as a finished product that would have otherwise been used as firewood.

[detail of tapped maple panel]
[detail]

[installation in progress]

[tapped maple in corridor]

[tapped maple in mudroom]

[tapped maple in entry foyer]
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