The Gold Standard

09/15/2025
By Steve Lewis
Photo: Tim Wilkes

Savvy and well-informed consumers want to know what ingredients are in their flooring and siding in the same way they want to know what ingredients are in the food and beverages they consume. Folks desire material transparency and hey want their building products to contain safe and natural elements that they can easily understand the effects of.

Many of our sustainable and engineered products have been tested to meet the gold level standards for UL GREENGUARD GOLD. Meeting this high standard means that that any glues, substrates, and finishes used on our engineered wood products will not off-gas. By ensuring that our product does not off-gas this confirms healthy indoor air quality for you, and your family. 

When you install flooring or siding in your home the implication is that it will be safe for you and the people that visit your home. This is not always a guarantee. With Pioneer Millworks, we offer you the option of 22 of our reclaimed and sustainable products with a UL GREENGUARD Gold certification. This is a guarantee.

With a contemporary focus on eco-friendly building materials one major emphasis of consumers has been towards interior air quality and the impact it can have on their family, friends, and pets’ long term. Off-gassing from synthetic chemicals present in building materials impacts choices in flooring, siding, insulation, and finishes inside and even outside of the home. 

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Our engineered flooring and paneling options are available unfinished, or with a UV nano-composite finish. The UL GREENGUARD Gold certification on these products ensures low emissions meaning healthier spaces for you and your loved ones. This certification also earns credits to 33 rating systems including: LEED v4, NAHB Green Building Standard 2015, WELL, and more.

When our flooring displays a UL GREENGUARD Certification, it means that you are ensured that your product has been evaluated and tested to meet stringent chemical emissions limits.

Photo: Tim Wilkes

One of our engineered products robust and safe enough to receive UL GREENGUARD GOLD certification is our Natural Expressions line. Made with our sustainably harvested FSC® Certified Casual White Oak, the Natural Expressions Collection utilizes an 8” wide plank format and an all-natural UV Cured Hard-Wax oil finish, giving any space a safe and organic flow by allowing each board to express a variety of wood grain patterns and specialized tones, as well as a dependable durability for both commercial and residential purposes.

This wide plank flooring line was created with the intent of bringing a greater biophilic color wheel into contemporary designs. Through a thoughtful collaboration with interior designer David Senise, we developed a collection of 12 hues and tones inspired by nature’s palette that bring both sophistication and grounded aesthetics into commercial and residential spaces. But this engineered flooring doesn’t just look good, it also makes you feel good.

Photo: Tim Wilkes

By bringing you a flooring that is both inspired by the outdoors aesthetically, and safely through its clean organic elements, you can breathe easier, and rest assured that our wood will work for you on the inside and out.

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