17th August 2011
Our
contemporary garden rooms are designed and manufactured by a team of experienced architects, designers, joiners and experts in construction. Our unique design and approach to garden studios comes a result of years of consideration into the types of materials we use.
The garden studios are
timber-framed buildings which it self brings a list of advantages. Timber is an extremely versatile building material and can be utilised for a wide range of purposes, due to its favourable properties such as durability, aesthetics and sustainability.
The timber used in our
Garden Rooms is all sourced from suppliers whom use only FSC accredited materials. FSC stands for Forest Stewardship Council – the scheme was originally started in 1993 due to public fears and concerns about the lack of a recognised wood-labelling institution. There was fear that this lack of authority was promoting illegal deforestation and the loss of irreplaceable forests, eventually leading to profound economic, social and environmental consequences to the indigenous people.
We at
in.it.studios believe using sustainable timber is paramount and as a result design and manufacture our
garden rooms with sustainable architecture running in parallel with aesthetics.
Here are
FSC’s 10 Principles of Forest Stewardship as listed on their website:
1. Compliance with Laws and FSC Principles
Forest management shall respect all applicable laws of the country in which they occur, and international treaties and agreements to which the country is a signatory, and comply with all FSC Principles and Criteria.
2. Tenure and Use Rights and Responsibilities
Long-term tenure and use rights to the land and forest resources shall be clearly defined, documented and legally established.
3. Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
The legal and customary rights of indigenous peoples to own, use and manage their lands, territories, and resources shall be recognised and respected.
4. Community Relations and Worker’s Rights
Forest management operations shall maintain or enhance the long-term social and economic well-being of forest workers and local communities.
5. Benefits from the Forest
Forest management operations shall encourage the efficient use of the forest’s multiple products and services to ensure economic viability and a wide range of environmental and social benefits.
6. Environmental Impact
Forest management shall conserve biological diversity and its associated values, water resources, soils, and unique and fragile ecosystems and landscapes, and, by so doing, maintain the ecological functions and the integrity of the forest.
7. Management Plan
A management plan — appropriate to the scale and intensity of the operations — shall be written, implemented, and kept up to date. The long term objectives of management, and the means of achieving them, shall be clearly stated.
8. Monitoring And Assessment
Monitoring shall be conducted — appropriate to the scale and intensity of forest management — to assess the condition of the forest, yields of forest products, chain of custody, management activities and their social and environmental impacts.
9. Maintenance of High Conservation Value Forests
Management activities in high conservation value forests shall maintain or enhance the attributes which define such forests. Decisions regarding high conservation value forests shall always be considered in the context of a precautionary approach.
10. Plantations
Plantations shall be planned and managed in accordance with Principles and Criteria 1 - 9, and Principle 10 and its Criteria. While plantations can provide an array of social and economic benefits, and can contribute to satisfying the world’s needs for forest products, they should complement the management of, reduce pressures on, and promote the restoration and conservation of natural forests.
Source - FSC UK