Sustainable Manufacturing

Architectural Hardwood Joinery is proud of its commitment and contribution to creating a cleaner, greener environment, and has invested significant time, money and energy to develop a manufacturing facility that minimises its impact on the environment. The entire process from the selection of raw materials through to the type of energy consumed during manufacture has been considered, making AHJ the only carbon negative, sustainable, eco-friendly joinery in New South Wales.

Our Green Credentials

  • Electric Vehicle with Australian Hardwood Joinery Logo promoting AHJ commitment to running an eco-friendly business

    Electric Vehicle

    • Site visits are done in an 100% electric vehicle which is charged from our solar system. Our car is running on yesterday’s sunlight!

  • Light bulb with leaf filament representing the green power used by AHJ in the manufacturing process.

    Clean Green Electricity

    • The Joinery’s 99kW photovoltaic solar panel system produces 100% of its energy requirements.

    • More than 50% of the renewable energy produced by our PV system is exported back to the grid as a manufacturing carbon offset – contributing to Australia’s overall renewable energy target.

  • Globe with footprints representing the carbon negative impact that Australian Hardwood Joinery has on our environment.

    Reducing Carbon Emissions

    • The Joinery’s PV system generates 148 000 kWh of power p.a. to help reduce Australia’s CO2 emissions by over 145 tonnes p.a.

    • By using Australian recycled hardwood, we avoid the need to cut down existing trees which store large amounts of CO2 – positively impacting on our environment. Additionally, the large amount of energy and emissions associated with turning a green saw log into kiln dried hardwood is eliminated.

  • Recycled timber planks representing AHJ's vision to use raw materials that can be recycled, reused and reduce waste.

    Cycle of Renewal

    • 93% of the timber used during production is recycled Australian hardwood. This creates building products with significantly lower embodied energy; locking in carbon that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere if the timber was left to decompose as landfill.

    • All the recycled Australian hardwood used in our production process is locally sourced (within a 20km radius) to minimise emissions during transportation.

    • Sawdust waste is used as horticultural compost and timber off-cuts are used as fuel for heating.

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