Traceability & Transparency
Procurement Options
Resources
Project Phases

As more firms and project teams commit to CSW sourcing, clear and consistent specification language has become a top priority for CSWG and its partners. To support this need, CSWG is offering drafts for a Transparency Specificationand model procurement specifications that align with the three CSW procurement options. These tools are available for free download and use on potential projects. Each model specification provides designers and specifiers flexible prompts and options to tailor procurement requirements to project goals. They can be used independently or in combination. In all cases, the Transparency and Procurement specifications are intended to work together.

Traceability & Transparency

Transparency- and traceability-focused specification with supporting disclosure forms, designed to support the diversity of disclosure objectives that may exist across a project’s procurement approach.

Procurement

  1. Salvaged/Reclaimed/Reused/Recycled Wood Specifications
    These specifications for Option 1 procurement provide language and requirements tailored to verifying and documenting salvaged, reclaimed, reused and recycled materials that may not flow through a traditional mill. Therefore, prompts call attention to additional drying, storage and pest control requirements.
  2. Certified Wood Specifications
    Specifications for FSC certified wood under Option 2 are the most straightforward and reflect a procurement path in which wood products often pass through traditional supply chains. These specifications outline the documentation requirements that must be provided to verify that material meets certification criteria.
  3. Intentional Sourcing Specifications
    Option 3 procurement prefers particular land ownership and/or management models while still procuring wood through typical mills and supply chains. These specifications support project teams in identifying and securing documentation of lands and supply chains that meet intentional sourcing goals. The specific criteria will vary widely but generally fall into three categories that must be defined: ownership and/or management definitions; documentation required to prove a wood source meets these definitions; and a directory indicating potential starting points for the supply chain. Sample model specifications for Option 3 are not comprehensive, but may be modified to meet specific project needs.