MDF stands for Medium-density fiberboard, is it an Eco-Friendly building material? MDF is made with wood residuals that are broken down into fibers and it is often used to make furniture and shelving. It can be a suitable replacement to plywood or particleboard. On the surface MDF would seem to be an eco-friendly building material since the wood residuals are often recycled or a by product. The problem is the wood fibers in MDF are held together with a toxic glue that contains formaldehyde making it not eco-friendly.
Fortunately companies like Sierra Pine have developed eco-friendly MDF products by utilizing adhesives that are formaldehyde free. SierraPine offers products that have no-added formaldehyde and the use of SierraPine MDF products qualifies for LEED® points for Materials & Resources - Recycled Content. In addition, they offer a line of Sustainable Design Fiberboard products that contribute to Indoor Environmental Quality points due to our manufacturing process that uses a formaldehyde free binder system. For more information visit www.sierrapine.com.
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