Skip to main content
American Hardwood Export Council logo
  • AHEC's YouTube channel
  • AHEC's Instagram feed
  • AHEC's Pinterest feed
  • AHEC's LinkedIn profile
  • AHEC's Twitter feed
  • AHEC's Facebook page
  • AHEC's Instagram feed
  • AHEC's Facebook page
  • AHEC's Instagram feed
  • AHEC's LinkedIn profile
  • AHEC's Twitter feed
  • AHEC's Facebook page
  • AHEC's Instagram feed
  • AHEC's Twitter feed
  • AHEC's Facebook page
  • AHEC's Instagram feed

Welcome to AHEC

Not in Europe?

Main navigation

  • Home
  • American Hardwood
    • species guide
    • compare species
    • grading sawn lumber
    • sourcing American hardwood
    • thermally-modified timber (TMT)
    • structural applications
  • Environmental Profile
    • legality
    • sustainability
    • environmental impact
    • Environmental Profile (AHEP)
    • LCA tool
    • interactive forest map
    • project environmental profiles
    • Seneca Creek
    • media
  • Examples
    • our projects
    • case studies
    • other applications
  • News Feed
  • Library
    • videos
    • podcasts
    • publications
    • reports
  • About
    • what we do
    • get in touch
    • our team
    • distributors
    • our members

Main navigation medium

  • Home
  • American Hardwood
    • species guide
    • compare species
    • grading sawn lumber
    • sourcing American hardwood
    • thermally-modified timber (TMT)
    • structural applications
  • Environmental Profile
    • legality
    • sustainability
    • environmental impact
    • Environmental Profile (AHEP)
    • LCA tool
    • interactive forest map
    • project environmental profiles
    • Seneca Creek
    • media
  • Examples
    • our projects
    • case studies
    • other applications
  • News Feed
  • Library
    • videos
    • podcasts
    • publications
    • reports
  • About
    • what we do
    • get in touch
    • our team
    • distributors
    • our members

Region switcher

Choose a region to see content specific to your location

Choose a region to see content specific to your location
Europe
Middle East & Africa
Oceania
India
Southeast Asia
Greater China
Japan
Latin America
AHEC Headquarters

Select language

  • English
  • Deutsch
  • Italiano
  • Español
  • Polski
  • Português, Portugal
  • Türkçe
  • Français
  • Bahasa
  • Thai
  • Vietnamese
  • Arabic
  • Hindi

Keywords must be at least 3 characters, and punctuation is ignored

You are seeing content for Europe.
Choose a region to see content specific to your location
Teaser image 1
American hardwoods bring a touch of nature to the USA Pavilion at EXPO 2020 Dubai

U.S. red oak provides a natural counterpoint to ultramodern design

Case Studies
More
SLOW teaser
SLOW - Slow design for fast change

With a focus on American red oak, hard and soft maple and cherry, AHEC has teamed up with 9 young designers to create an object that [...]

Media
Read more
The World Forest ID
The World Forest ID

Faced with the challenges posed by illegal logging, a global consortium of organisations has now turned to science to find a solution [...]

Podcast
Read more
Discovered
The Story of Discovered

A collaboration between the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) and Wallpaper* magazine, Discovered offers a series of personal [...]

Media
Read more
LDF_Designposts
Designposts

Designposts brings a series of wooden sculptures to the streets of London, each capturing the spirit of the festival's design districts.

Our Projects
More
Workshop 2 teaser
Space to Create

Ben McCarthy's workshop in Hong Kong gives him the space he needs to create

Case Studies
More
Legacy landscape thumbnail
09th December, 2019
Legacy travels to Germany for IMM Cologne

American red oak project Legacy to feature at IMM Cologne 2020

Event
More
rycotewood teaser image
Rycotewood College

In an ongoing collaboration with Rycotewood Furniture, AHEC has challenged students to create a storage piece using American red oak.

Our Projects
More
Trustable Table by Josh Carmody
12th April, 2018
Born to create: An interview with Josh Carmody

“Durability, reliability, availability and sustainability” are the reasons he gives for favouring American species.

Interview
More
TMT Bilgola 2_landthumb.jpg
02nd April, 2018
Bilgoa and Beyond
Event
More
Vert
Media
Read more
Vert - the red oak route to a cooler, greener city
Vert - the red oak route to a cooler, greener city

For London Design Festival 2024, The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) presents Vert, a sustainable engineered timber structure [...]

Media
Read more
  • Load More

Follow Us

  • AHEC's Twitter feed
  • AHEC's YouTube channel
  • AHEC's Instagram feed
  • AHEC's Pinterest feed

Follow Us

  • AHEC's Facebook page
  • AHEC's Instagram feed
  • AHEC's LinkedIn profile

Follow Us

  • AHEC's Twitter feed
  • AHEC's Facebook page
  • AHEC's Instagram feed

Follow Us

  • AHEC's Twitter feed
  • AHEC's Facebook page
  • AHEC's Instagram feed

Follow Us

  • AHEC's Twitter feed
  • AHEC's Facebook page
  • AHEC's Instagram feed

Stay in the Know

 logo type

Footer main navigation

  • Home
  • American Hardwood
    • species guide
    • compare species
    • grading sawn lumber
    • sourcing American hardwood
    • thermally-modified timber (TMT)
    • structural applications
  • Environmental Profile
    • legality
    • sustainability
    • environmental impact
    • Environmental Profile (AHEP)
    • LCA tool
    • interactive forest map
    • project environmental profiles
    • Seneca Creek
    • media
  • Examples
    • our projects
    • case studies
    • other applications
  • News Feed
  • Library
    • videos
    • podcasts
    • publications
    • reports
  • About
    • what we do
    • get in touch
    • our team
    • distributors
    • our members

Footer main navigation medium

  • Home
  • American Hardwood
    • species guide
    • compare species
    • grading sawn lumber
    • sourcing American hardwood
    • thermally-modified timber (TMT)
    • structural applications
  • Environmental Profile
    • legality
    • sustainability
    • environmental impact
    • Environmental Profile (AHEP)
    • LCA tool
    • interactive forest map
    • project environmental profiles
    • Seneca Creek
    • media
  • Examples
    • our projects
    • case studies
    • other applications
  • News Feed
  • Library
    • videos
    • podcasts
    • publications
    • reports
  • About
    • what we do
    • get in touch
    • our team
    • distributors
    • our members
AHEC member list

Footer links

  • © AHEC 2025
  • privacy policy
  • terms and conditions
  • FAS online
designed by bwa.design