T2EARTH Launches Official YouTube Channel – T2EARTH Talks
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Inaugural Video Spotlights Company's Eco Vision and Commitment to Wood as the Future of Sustainable Construction
AUGUSTA, Ga., April 20, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--T2EARTH, an eco-friendly, USA based, building materials and wood science technology company, is thrilled to announce the launch of its official YouTube channel, T2EARTH Talks. This platform is designed to educate, inspire, and connect with audiences passionate about sustainable building solutions, emphasizing wood as a premier choice and showcasing sustainable methods for modifying, treating and preserving wood.
The channel's debut features a compelling "T2EARTH Talk" with T2EARTH’s Cofounder, Chairman & CEO, Joel Kier, outlining the motivation and vision behind the founding of T2EARTH and the conceptualization of OnWood®, the company’s first breakthrough eco-fire-retardant wood product for the construction industry. The talk outlines why wood is the future of sustainable building and explores the unique properties of OnWood® and T2EARTH’s role in fostering a sustainable built environment. OnWood® stands out as the world’s first eco-friendly Fire-Retardant Treated Wood (FRTW) with a Class A Fire Rating that is a circular product. It possesses superior performance, non-toxicity, compelling value and is initially available in both Southern Pine standard dimensional lumber and Precision End Trimmed (PET) sizes. With compelling performance, competitive pricing, and leading eco-credentials, OnWood® aims to accelerate the broader adoption of innovative eco-treated wood among architects, builders, and property owners.
To watch T2EARTH Talks’ inaugural video and stay updated on the latest content, please visit the company's official YouTube channel here.
Stay tuned for upcoming T2EARTH Talks, serving as a stage for new innovative building ideas and explorations in wood’s future utilization to expedite the transition to a sustainable built environment. T2EARTH Talks will delve into enlightening case studies and discussions with cities of the future and construction industry influencers and leaders, and visionaries in materials science, architecture, urban design, chemical pollution mitigation and fire safety. As the world grapples with the escalating impacts of pollution, weather pattern changes, the rise in California and other communities’ wildfires and challenges in water safety, securing private fire insurance, the T2EARTH Talks’ focus on embracing new eco-friendly materials and designs have never been more critical.
Joel Kier, T2EARTH’s Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, commented, "As stewards of the environment, we are dedicated to guiding the building community towards adopting eco-friendly products, fostering a sustainable built environment. Our new YouTube channel amplifies this commitment, encouraging innovative thinking to replace harmful chemicals with eco-conscious alternatives across the construction industry."
To join one of our T2EARTH Talks as a guest speaker, please reach out to Jennifer Liu, Press Manager, at jennifer@t2earth.com.
About T2EARTH
T2EARTH is an eco-friendly building materials and wood science technology company formed to create the world’s first suite of sustainable and eco-friendly wood products for residential and commercial construction and infrastructure. After 5 plus years of ground-breaking R&D and proprietary factory build-out, T2EARTH has emerged from stealth mode into full-scale plant production and commercial operations. These important two milestones are just the beginning of our significant production scale-up and customer attainment journey.
T2EARTH is strategically located and manufactures OnWood® in the Augusta, GA area, in the heart of the United States Southern Pine region. We are partnered with Pollard Lumber Co., Inc. founded in 1952, based in Appling, GA, (timberland and saw milling) and International Forest Products LLC (IFP), founded in 1972, based in Foxborough, MA, (forest products trading and global distribution), providing us with an immensely effective vertically integrated supply chain that goes from tree to building site.
About T2EARTH’S Partners
Pollard Lumber Co., Inc: Pollard Lumber Company, based in Appling, GA, and privately owned by the Pollard family, has been manufacturing southern yellow pine lumber products since 1952. The company's products are known for outstanding quality and availability, and its distribution is supported by its own logistics and trucking operations. Pollard Lumber Company is a family-owned enterprise that includes management leadership from several Pollard family member generations and employs management techniques to produce and promote wood as a sustained renewable resource. The Pollard family is active in several industry trade associations and has pioneered some of the sawmill industry’s important technologies including the continuous flow kiln, one of the preeminent kiln solutions for drying lumber in the USA. Much of the wood Pollard Lumber produces is sourced from family-managed timberlands, allowing for much of its operation to be vertically integrated.
International Forest Products (IFP) LLC: IFP is headquartered in Foxborough, MA, with offices and sales representatives around the world. IFP is a global leader and North America’s largest physical trader of forest products commodities, including containerboard, market pulp, recycled fiber, printing and writing papers and a wide variety of Solid Wood products: lumber, plywood, and composite panels, engineered wood products, logs, pellets and biomass. IFP was the seventh largest exporter in the United States in 2021, as compiled by the Journal of Commerce. With more than 40 years of trading history, IFP is equipped to conduct business in any language and has intimate knowledge of local customs, traditions, market conditions and pricing trends. IFP’s own cloud-based technology platform, coupled with a balance sheet that is as strong as any in the international arena, has facilitated the company’s growth as a world leader in its industry, doing business in more than 90 countries worldwide.
For more information, please visit our website linked here.
For sales and to request a sample of OnWood®, please contact Christian Stock, Director of Business Development and Chief Sales Officer, at christian.stock@T2EARTH.com and Tim Kallan, Marketing Director FRTW and Business Development, timothyk@IFPcorp.com
