Our Materials

SUSTAINABLE
RAPIDLY RENEWABLE
CARBON NEGATIVE

A standard aaline lighting module only has a 33% carbon footprint compared to an imported system.

Wood by nature is a carbon sink, storing the atmosphere’s CO2 and reducing greenhouse gases. This is a contrast to the environmental impact that virtually all metal production relies on fossil fuels.

As a North American manufacturer, we take pride in innovating with one of our country’s highly sought after natural resources. Relying on a local supply-chain contributes to our local economy and reduces our carbon footprint on transportation. Our wood is supplied and milled under 50 km from our factory.

Biophilic design focuses on using sustainable, earth-friendly materials like our selectively harvested hardwood and 100% wool felt with zero-plastic. This creates a pure, organic feel to our surroundings and a value system of respecting nature while promoting human health through the built environment. Although today's "natural habitat" is primarily built environments, through Biophilic Design we can satisfy our innate need to affiliate with nature.

About 80% of construction timber comes from softwood, however, we work with only the highest quality hardwood harvested through selection cutting or selective-harvesting.

Selection cutting, also known as selection system, is the silvicultural practice of harvesting trees in a way that moves a forest stand towards an uneven-aged or all-aged condition, or 'structure'. Using stocking models derived from the study of old growth forests, selection cutting manages the establishment, continued growth and final harvest of multiple age classes [usually three but five or even ten are possible] of trees within a stand. A closely related approach to forest management is Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF), which makes use of selection systems to achieve a permanently irregular stand structure.[1]

Simply put, selection cutting or harvesting is the process in which certain trees are selected for harvest while others are left. This is to help control erosion, to provide wildlife habitat, re-vegetation, maintain biodiversity, and to protect water quality. Although softwood is cheaper and easier to work with due to it's density, our climatized hardwood means more stability, higher-quality, longer-lasting products in par with fine furniture.

We take pride in our ties with the Canadian wood industry and rely on decades of advanced wood processing and wood manufacturing.

WOOD STABILIZATION: We process wood at perfect moisture content and finish and seal the fixtures to guarantee incomparable life expectancy.

HIGH-TOLERANCE MACHINING: With over 12 years of Computer Aided Manufacturing with wooden parts, we have mastered the process and work with 0.01” production tolerance.