The Greenwood Furnace Model 100 is First Wood-Fired Hydronic
Heater Widely Available in the Market to Gain the Clean Burning
Designation Based on Emissions Standards
BELLEVUE, Wash.--(Business Wire)--
The Greenwood Furnace has been designated by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to be a clean burning wood
boiler. Greenwood Technologies, of Bellevue, Wash., manufactures the
Greenwood Furnace (www.greenwoodusa.com). This product sells with an
orange hangtag indicating it is a qualified model through the EPA
Outdoor Wood-fired Hydronic Heater (OWHH) Green Label program.
Greenwood Technologies is the first company to widely offer clean
burning wood-fired hydronic heaters within the consumer market. In
fact, the qualified Greenwood Furnace Model 100 has been installed in
thousands of households already, since its introduction in 2006. The
Greenwood Furnace Model 100 is an indoor central heating appliance for
homes and commercial spaces. It can heat spaces ranging from 1,500 to
12,000 square feet, and burns firewood for fuel.
The OWHH program is similar to the emissions standards program
implemented for wood stoves in the late 1980s, except that it is a
voluntary program for manufacturers. Wood boiler, or wood-fired
hydronic heater, manufacturers submit testing data from third party
laboratories to the EPA. All clean burning wood boilers must meet
Phase I emissions levels. This means they must emit no more than 0.60
pounds (lbs) of particulate matter (particle pollution) per million
BTUs of heat input. A traditional wood boiler emits far more pollution
than a clean burning wood boiler.
According to Michael Kuehner, vice president of Greenwood
Technologies, there are many traditional wood boilers still sold to
consumers that produce an excessive amount of wood smoke.
Understanding the differences between these traditional and high
efficiency wood boilers is important when comparing models.
"Not all outdoor wood boilers are equal, but this orange tag is a
clear way to distinguish the good ones," added Kuehner. "Anyone that
is considering purchasing a wood boiler can make an
environmentally-friendly choice by looking for clean burning options
that meet the EPA standards. We applaud the move by the EPA to reduce
smoke and other pollutants caused by wood-fueled appliances and
encourage greater accountability among manufacturers."
Greenwood Technologies
Erika Schmidt, 206-352-6402
eschmidt@frause.com
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