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Learning Objectives

1. Describe the difference between the physical characteristics of hardwood and softwood trees and identify a minimum of two species for each.
2. Identify the preferred harvesting method used in responsible forest management of American hardwoods and cite a minimum of two of its positive effects in sustainable timber production and the forest eco-system.
3. Explain the key points of the carbon cycle as it relates to hardwoods’ impact on the environment through its entire life-cycle process, from healthy forests to finished products.
4. List documented environmental attributes that identify American hardwoods as a comparatively favorable carbon neutral building material.
5. Agree that specifying American hardwoods in the material selection process plays a significant role in carbon neutral design

Comments

great course!

Kalli

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N/A

Quincy

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Tuscaloosa

Quincy

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Very helpful

Quincy

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kinda hard

JaMya

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*

Peter

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Great information. Interesting course!

Scott

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very educational

Svetlana

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good course

Terrence

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good course

Terrence

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Great presentation- Thank you.

Paul

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Very inspiring!

Linda

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I had a hard time because I am a hands on listener! But overall, it was great

Ruthie

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Informative

William

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none

erin

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Good General Information

Doug

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Good

Jack

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Very Informative

Jonathan

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good course

Anne

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good course

Anne

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Great info, thanks!

David

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Awesome and very helpful information

Shyamal

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Awesome and very helpful information

Shyamal

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ok

Ella

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Simple, good presentation.

Charles

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I love designing with wood.

David

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Great presentation. Thanks.

Derreck

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very good, thanks.

Harvey

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Very informative

Katarina

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A very complete and interesting course. Full of mind-opening information.

Carla

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Easy to grasp - good content

WALTER

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Great information on hardwoods

John D

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OK

Robert

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informative and inspiring. I'd not realized how fast so much timber regrows!

Scott

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Thank you!

Wanda

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N/A

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Very informative

Adam

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It was packed with great information. Thank you.

JUNKO

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Excellent

Shawn Xiaotu

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interesting presentation

Kurt

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Thank you.

Brian

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Thank you. Will you be submitting the C E credit directly to the AIA? If so, my AIA member number is 30115098. Sincerely, Brian Hirami, AIA bhirami@srankin.com

Brian

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great presentation, very informative

Erik

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Excellent course; some surprising facts about sustainability and long established management practices in the US

Jeff

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Very informative and well presented.

Charles

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Awesome presentation! Clear and concise

Jesse

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Thanks.

Robert

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Informative

Erik

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Joan

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great presentation

Dennis

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Nicely done.

Michael

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Excellent course.

Christopher

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informative course

Lilian

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Great general Information. Perhaps more information about code implications and structural wood applicaitons.

Ruben

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Excellent

natalie

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Great information! I'd like to hear more about the differences between West and East coast American timber harvesting and see what the pros and cons are of each. It seems they harvest their forests differently. Thank you.

Cara

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Very Informative

Steve

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thanks

Micael

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Good course.

Gregory

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Good course

MARIUS

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Very interesting and informative.

William

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Excellent presentation

Tim

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Good presentation.

Faisal

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Very great information on sustainability

Kristen

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Wonderful product, and great presentation.

Amy

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fabulous

John

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Lots of useful information for a one hour session, very informative!

Edmund

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Thanks

Matthew

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great presentation!

Benjamin

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Interesting topic!

Scott

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Enjoyed the presentation and found it very informative.

Larry

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great!

Mandi

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good

Yingying

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Wow Excellent presentation!!!! I learned alot about wood today.. Thanks

marc

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Excellent Presentation. Thank you.

Michael

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great content

Mark

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Excellent Presentation!

Mark

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Good info

Michael

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Great Info

Todd

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The presentation was thorough and informative.

William

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great info

Michelle

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Great Course!

Michael

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it given me clear understanding of its effects on the environ

Catherine

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.

Alex

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GREAT CONTENT

Evelyn

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Thanks for the course!

HODA

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interesting topic that all must know about this

wujung

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VERY INFORMATIVE

Paul

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Question #10 in quiz is incomplete.

Charles

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Very good.

William

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good overview

Michael

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N/A

Jessica

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Very good thanks

sam

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I live in Europe, but this was still quite interesting

Manuel

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Great presentation. Very easy to listen to. The backup downloadable material is also very helpful

John

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COULD ADD MORE STUDIES.

BRIAN

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Really informative course.

Timothy

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very interesting topic

Rob

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excellent presentation - facts relatively unknown in our industry

Susan

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I learned a lot of new information. I enjoyed the presenter's passion for the subject matter.

David

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great presentation

Marta

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Would have liked to seen more examples of uses for hardwoods in construction that I may not be aware of. Too much 'Ra Ra' for private woodlot owners.

Gary

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very informative topic regarding American Hardwoods.

Bryce

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Good information

Sara

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Good

Ye

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OK

Peter

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Very interesting

JD

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🆗

Abhijaya

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🆗

Abhijaya

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🆗

Abhijaya

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ok

Abhijaya

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very good

Kholisile

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Very informative.

vladimir

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great course

Jozef

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Great presentation!

Sheldon

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Good presentation

Brenda

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none

Robert

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Excellent presentation.

Philip

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great course

Amy

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thanks

Jasmine

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Great Job...

Thomas

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great

Bojana

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Very inspiring and good information on resources for further study

Mike

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very clear and informative

Brady

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Excellent overview.

Stuart

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I appreciate the good quality graphics and information

Greggory

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good course

Tobias

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Good Course. Inspired me to use more hardwood....

Bernd

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Thank you!

Mohsen

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Thank you!

Mohsen

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Great video

Nada

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Good course

David

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Great session

Chooch

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Wonderful presenter Great course very informative

Stéphane

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Wonderful Presenter! Thank you Criswell

Dennis

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Good Course

Kristen

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Really interesting. I was not really aware just how sustainable HW was

Paul

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informative and positive

Ben

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Great

Tina Lisa

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Great course! Brief and useful knowledge

Mozhdeh

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GOOD INFO

Lowell

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The course is great!

SHENSHU

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Great presentation!

Liquan

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Very general but got at the main points.

David

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Nice presentation

BRANKO

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very informative presentation. i learnt quit a bit on hardwoods

sean

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Thanks for the course. Very informational.

Guillermo

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Well presented and super interesting.

OLIVER

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Overall good course.

Jeffrey

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very good information

Neil

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Great Seminal - Thanks!

MICHAEL

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Another very good presentation from American Hardwoods. The presenter reminded me of the emotional connections we have to hardwood, and then backs up this feeling with lots and lots of facts why hardwood use in products is not only beautiful and life affirming, but also very responsible when compared to other building materials- Wood is good!

todd

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Completed

Kate

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Keep up the good work

STEPHEN

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Good course

Bruce

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Thank you

Karla

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Good course

Michael

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n/a

cathleen

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clear and informative presentation

Horhon

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Great information about hardwoods!

Chris

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Great class!

Agnieszka

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Excellent presentation.

Peter

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great course very interesting!

Mathias

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great course

Francesco

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Excellent presentation. Lots of information and resources for further study.

Vivian

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Good info. Leans towards being pro-exploitation of hardwood forests which doesn't seem like the right answer at the moment, at least not for the sake of selling more flooring.

Anthony

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VERY INFORMATIVE ESPECIALY THE SUSTAINABILITY

Robert

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Excellent presentation.

Michael

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Great information

James

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Very informative, great presenter.

Simon

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Excellent seminar!

STEPHEN

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Interesting content

Mehdy

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Informative

Lloyd

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Excellent presentation.

Charles

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Good seminar!

Jenny

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Excellent Course

Ryan

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Interesting and informative.

Thomas

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Interesting course

Heather

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Useful course

Nirali

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Great

Tim

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Terrific informative course !

Steven

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Quiz questions don't realy test concesptual inderstanding

Nadine

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Good

Tarvo

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I love hardwood!

Timothy

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Good presentation

Katherine

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Kathleen

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Thank you for the informative training.

Stephen

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thank you

hannah

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informative!

Koukaba

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very informative.

Brad

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great class

Fan

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I REALLY LEARNED A LOT AND MANY PREVIOUS IDEAS WERE CORRECTED. A LOT OF INFORMATION IN ONE HOUR.

Richard

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This was really good.

Khalid

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okay, this was humbling....

Tae (a.k.a. Francisco)

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Great Course

Mohamed

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Excellent presentation

Elizabeth

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great course

Nick

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Very Informative

Tom

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This Seminar gave me a lot of information that I did not know about wood .

Kent

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did not realize hardwoods have so much carbon

Nishant

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NICE CLASS

Himanshu

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Good info

Jackson

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Very professional

Rachele

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Very good presentation

Daniel

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Educational and Informative

Domenico

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Thanks for the insightful presentation

Nancy

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Informative

Ed

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Very interesting course -- thank you!

Jane

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no comment

Ambrose

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Great presentation.

Mark

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Very interesting course, presenter was very knowledgeable.

Melissa

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Simple but interesting

Merin

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A good seminar, well presented.

Tyler

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Thank you

Rochelle

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n/a

Cheryl

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You can not beat wood

John

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Thanks for sharing this information.

Sara Allen

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Great to see that wood is still the best material even to the climate confused people.

Evan

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good course

Peter

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very informative

Joe

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I enjoyed this course.

Jason

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great

Peter

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course was well explained

Michael

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thanks

KEITH

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Very informative presentation.

Bryan

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great presentation

Juliethe

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well done

richard

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Excellent content and presentation.

Antonio

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very interesting and informative presentation.

Curry

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Good content. Clearly presented.

Daniel

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Very cool.

James

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Great CE seminar. Thanks!

Tyler

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thank you for offering online course

nicholas

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Great Information and details.

Donald

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Thanks,

Paul

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Thank you great information

Grace

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Will use more hardwood in future

Jou Jou

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good show

Carroll

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solid course

Nicholas

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good course.

Courtney

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Good Information

Neal

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good course.

Ann

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Great content

TIMOTHY

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pina

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Excellent

Margitta

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Great Presentation

Mark

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Very informative course about foresing and hardwoods.

AEJAZ

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Great presentation

Adam

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Ok

Christopher

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great information

Eileen

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Some content is dated but I found it informative and in a sense inspiring as to giving more thought to using wood for interior applications.

Warren

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Thanks! J

Jason

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Love learning about wood anytime!

Ann

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VERY INFORMATIVE

Matthew

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informative, easy to learn and understand

Teena

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Very informative

Charles

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Very informative presentation

Sirma

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Great presentation!

Rachana

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Very good course that we need a version to inform the average person

John

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Good source of information of carbon-neutral and LCA benefits of hardwoods

Jeffrey

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No comment

Jesse

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The information provided was very clear.

Michael

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Helpful!

Kelly

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enlightening!

Paul M.

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Very informative!

Jamie Linn

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Very informative!

Alireza

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Great course!

Andrew

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I enjoyed learning about Hardwoods and Carbon Nuetral design

Kevin

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easy to follow

Heeva

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easy to follow

Heeva

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As an architect, it was wonderful seeing the examples of beautiful hardwood projects and hearing about how American hardwood forests have rebounded the past several decades. I disagree with the argument that forests need humans to remain healthy however. Are we to believe that forests millions of years ago were somehow deficient before humans came along? It's true that many forests today are unhealthy and overclogged with undergrowth, particularly in the west, but this is precisely because of human intervention, in the form of artificial fire suppression over the past century, not because we haven't been there to 'tend' to the trees. This suppression has allowed fuel loads to build up dangerously in places that would normally experience fires every 7-10 years that clear out underbrush and leave large trees intact. Today's fires instead burn much hotter due to all that built up fuel, and combined with climate change and increasing drought in the west, have allowed huge infernos to become the norm. Comparing this to the situation on the east coast isn't really a fair comparison, as you're dealing with very different conditions there. I also dispute the idea that once a tree reaches maturity, it's fulfilled it's useful purpose and become a liability. Numerous studies show the value of old growth forests and the amount of biodiversity they sustain as compared to logged ones. Old trees actually consume more carbon than young ones, and when they do eventually die, they serve as valuable habitat for wildlife. It does seem like east coast forest management principles are at least a big improvement on what we experience out in the west, where tree 'plantations' are the norm, and forests are treated more like crops than ecosystems, complete with pesticide sprayed from airplanes. Fortunately, unlike the east coast, there are still a significant number of intact old growth forests here. Some areas were more decimated than others (over 90% of the redwoods were cut down, and it will take several hundred years for newer forests to regenerate to a similar level) but the ones that remain should be protected with care, as it takes centuries to rebound fully. There are even a few rare remaining old growth pockets on the east coast, and they should be celebrated. This isn't all to say we shouldn't log forests or that wood is somehow unsustainable, as there are obviously big benefits to it compared to other materials, but we shouldn't pretend like it doesn't have costs either. The forest industry has obvious motivations to get us to believe that they're looking out for what's best for trees, and in some cases they may well be, but money is a huge motivator to gloss over the downsides.

Hugh

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Nice presentation

Alex

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Good info

Julio

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Very informative

john

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Interesting topic

Vanessa

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