Viridian Debuts Two Oak Flooring Products from Shipping Pallets and Crates

Environmental Leader,  April 23, 2012

Viridian Reclaimed Wood introduced a new line of reclaimed red oak, white oak and rustic oak solid-plank hardwood flooring. Like Viridian’s other flooring lines, the oak is derived from industrial shipping crates. —Read more

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Viridian Reclaimed Wood Debuts Two New Oak Flooring Products

Green Lodging News, April 16, 2012

PORTLAND, ORE.—Viridian Reclaimed Wood announced the introduction of “American Classics,” a new line of reclaimed red oak, white oak and rustic oak solid-plank hardwood flooring, according to Viridian co-owner Joe Mitchoff. Like Viridian’s other flooring lines, the oak is derived from industrial shipping crates. These domestic hardwoods are reclaimed from the southeastern United States and are milled in Portland, Ore. —Read more

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Viridian Debuts New Reclaimed Oak Floor

Jetson Green, April 11, 2012

Oregon-based Viridian Wood Products, a company we’ve mentioned in relation to reclaimed veneer panels and shipping pallet floors, just announced the debut of “American Classics.” These are a new line of reclaimed red oak, white oak, and rustic oak floors derived from industrial shipping crates. —Read more

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Products: Viridian Reclaimed Wood American Classics

Architect, March 2012

American Classics, a line of solid-plank, oak flooring by Viridian Reclaimed Wood, is recovered from industrial shipping pallets and crates. —Read more

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Sustainable Products: The Next Generation

SNAP,  February/March 2012

Reclaimed Wood. 4′x8′ architectural-grade veneered panels milled from reclaimed North American wood. —Read more

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Dealer’s Choice: Most Innovative Products of 2011

Green Building Product Dealer,  Winter 2011

Viridian‘s line of upscale architectural-grade veneers are milled from reclaimed wood sourced from unique industrial sources: old-growth redwood previously used in wine tanks, Oregon black walnut reclaimed from urban salvage, and old-growth Douglas fir from warehouse deconstruction. —Read more

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Gallery: A look inside ISITE’s sustainable space

Sustainable Business Oregon,  January 27, 2012

ISITE Design worked with Siteworks to create an office space that is homey and conducive to collaboration. Reclaimed wood from Viridian Wood Products provides accents throughout the space. —Read more

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Viridian Wood

VMSD,  (Look Book) January 2012

The Jakarta Market Blend is a varied mix of dense hardwoods, which comes in four finish options… —Read more

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Viridian Wood Products

Northwest Renovation, January 2012

Two friends who wanted to save some really great wood from winding up in the landfill started Viridian Wood Products. It was that simple. —Read more

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Product Focus: Hard Surfacing

Architectural Record, January 2012

Portland, Oregon-based Viridian Wood Products has introduced two new 100 percent reclaimed and FSC-certified, commercial-grade, exotic hardwood flooring products. —Read more

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Vanillawood Hearts Reclaimed Wood

JetsonGreen.com, January 6, 2012

When Vanillawood founders Kricken and James Yaker outgrew their home office and started shopping for a design studio in Portland’s hot Pearl District, opening a retail store was the farthest thing from their mind. Yet they happened upon a 1000 square-foot warehouse with beautiful natural light and too-good-to-pass-up lease terms, so the design/build team seized the opportunity to showcase their organic contemporary style. —Read more

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Viridian Wood Products launches reclaimed veneer panels

Sustainable Business Oregon, December 5, 2011

Viridian Wood Products is reaching into new markets with the recent launch of what’s thought to be the world’s first reclaimed wood veneer. Joe Mitchoff and Pierce Henley, co-founders of Portland-based Viridian, spent two years testing and developing a way to affix thinly sliced pieces of reclaimed, refinished wood to a lightweight medium-density fiberboard. —Read more

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Viridian Intros Reclaimed Wood Veneers

JetsonGreen.com, November, 17 2011

Oregon-based Viridian Wood Products, maker of shipping pallet flooring, recently introduced a line of new architectural-grade veneer panels made with reclaimed North American wood. The 4′x8′ panels include old-growth redwood previously used in wine tanks, Oregon black walnut reclaimed from urban salvage, and old-growth Douglas fir from warehouse deconstruction. —Read more

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Reclaimed Veneer Panels

Closets Daily, November, 17 2011

Viridian Wood Products’ line of 4’x8’ architectural-grade veneered panels are milled from reclaimed North American wood. —Read more

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Fireplace transformations:

4 ways to turn your fireplace into a showstopper

Sunset Magazine, November 2011

San Francisco architect Seth Boor reused wood from this home’s old roof structure and “tiled” it onto plywood backing for the look of solid core. This option is only for contained fireplaces (with a steel insert or doors).

Get the look: Seth says to shoot for wood-slat dimensions of ½ inch thick or so by 1½ to 3 inches wide. If you don’t have reclaimed wood nearby, Viridian Wood Products will ship it (viridianwood.com). —Read more

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Gorgeous Floors Made of Shipping Crates

Earth911.com, October 21, 2011

With the popularity of hardwood floors on the rise, Viridian Wood wants to offer consumers products that are more environmentally responsible than traditional hardwood flooring made of virgin lumber. The Portland-based company makes flooring, decking, counters and other architectural products using wood reclaimed from shipping crates, pallets and scrap lumber, discarded at local docks. —Read more

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New FSC Floor Made with Old Pallets

JetsonGreen.com, October 17, 2011

A couple days after writing about Arctic Plank floors made with reclaimed shipping pallets, Oregon-based Viridian Wood Products announced two new flooring products made from shipping pallets and crates. The two lines are FSC-certified, 100% reclaimed, and available with or without a low-VOC polyurethane finish. —Read more

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Shipping Crates Recycled into Commercial Hardwood Flooring

Environmental Leader, October 14, 2011

Viridian Wood has debuted two FSC-certified exotic hardwood flooring products that are 100 percent reclaimed from shipping pallets and crates.

The commercial-grade products are called Jakarta Market Blend and Fishtail Oak. —Read more

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Wooden Bedroom Retreat

House Crashers/DIY Network, Episode DHCR-505H

Stefanie Gray bought a fixer-upper in Portland, Ore., four months ago in hopes of taking on a lot of projects, including her master bedroom. The Crashers crew replaces dirty carpet with reclaimed flooring made from shipping crates. —Read more

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Home Designer Q & A

(with Kricken Yaker/Vanillawood)

Portland Monthly, April 2011

Something local you love?
“Rustic Jakarta” wood flooring by Viridian, made out of exotic woods from reclaimed shipping dunnage. It’s stunning and smells good.—Read more

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Reclaiming lustrous woods of the world

OregonLive.com, Monday, March 21, 2011

We are also using some rare tropical hardwoods from Indonesia and old-growth redwood from California.  Now how will we explain that to conservationist friends — not to mention our employer, the Rainforest Alliance?  Easy. The wood comes from Viridian Wood Products in Portland.  Viridian entrepreneurs Joe Mitchoff and Pierce Henley salvage used wood from the Portland docks and other industrial sites, spiriting it away, like a pet from a pound, to their shop. —Read more

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Carving a Green Niche

Breakbulk Online, Fri, 10/24/2008

It all started with a pile of discarded wood found in a backyard. About four years ago, Pierce Henley and his wife purchased a house in the Portland, Ore., area. In the clearing behind the house was a pile of firewood. As Henley tells it, the stack was heavy, high-quality wood and he wondered where it had originated.—Read more