Greenwood Furnace Model 100 and Greenwood Aspen 175 clean burning wood

boilers meet stringent air quality standards for State of Vermont and

qualify for the Environmental Protection Agency program

    BELLEVUE, Wash., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The State of Vermont
 (http://www.vtwoodsmoke.org/certified.html) has officially certified that
 the Greenwood Model 100 and Greenwood Aspen 175 wood boilers comply with
 the state's new emission limits and can now be sold and installed within
 Vermont.
 
     The Greenwood Aspen outdoor wood burning boiler and the Greenwood
 Furnace are also listed as qualified lower-emission wood boilers by the
 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Greenwood Technologies is an
 innovative, renewable heating solutions manufacturer located in the Pacific
 Northwest (http://www.greenwoodusa.com).
 
     "This is important for Vermont residents who rely on wood burning for
 heat," noted Michael Kuehner, vice president of Greenwood Technologies.
 "Now, there are EPA qualified products that are also Vermont certified.
 These appliances produce minimal wood smoke while generating a tremendous
 amount of heat."
 
     Beginning on April 1, 2008, all outdoor wood boilers -- also known as
 wood-fired furnaces or outdoor wood burning boilers -- sold in the State of
 Vermont require certification that they meet stringent air quality limits.
 The Air Pollution Control Division of the State of Vermont's Department of
 Environmental Conservation decided on the level of emissions that companies
 must meet. Both boilers come with an EPA orange tag indicating that the
 appliances meet Phase I emission standards of less than 0.60 pounds of
 particulates per million BTUs of heat.
 
     Intertek, an independent testing company, confirmed that emissions from
 Greenwood's boilers are significantly lower than the state standards. The
 Greenwood Aspen 175 produces 0.18 lbs of particulates per million BTUs of
 heat and the Greenwood Model 100 produces 0.42 lbs of per million BTUs of
 heat. Vermont's current standard is 0.44 lbs of particulates per million
 BTUs of heat. Greenwood is the only wood boiler manufacturer with both
 indoor and outdoor wood-fired heating products certified by the State of
 Vermont.
 
     Manufactured as a central heat source for both residential and
 commercial applications, the Aspen Series is a cleaner and higher
 efficiency outdoor appliance when compared to its older traditional wood
 boiler cousins. The emission performance of the Aspen makes it one of the
 cleanest outdoor wood-fired boilers on the market. The Greenwood Model 100
 is designed for residential use as an indoor central heat source. It can
 heat spaces up to 4,000 square feet.
 
     In side-by-side tests with traditional outdoor wood burning boilers,
 Greenwood boilers use approximately 50 percent less wood while producing
 the same level of heat. And, when combined with radiant, baseboard, forced
 air or central heating systems, can reduce heating bills by as much as 70
 percent. They also meet strict Underwriters Laboratories and Canadian
 Standards Association standards for safe operation and do not need to be as
 cleaned as often as wood stoves or traditional wood boilers.
 
     Greenwood Technologies is a leading manufacturer in the wood boiler
 industry and exclusively develops appliances that are low-emission and
 efficient. The company does not produce any dirty-burning appliances.
 Greenwood Technologies focuses on public and government education,
 underscoring their commitment to changing the renewable heating industry.
 Greenwood Technologies is a partner with government agencies, such as the
 EPA, and focuses on educating consumers and communities about clean and
 renewable heating technologies.
 
     ABOUT GREENWOOD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
 
     Greenwood Technologies is an innovative clean-burning, renewable
 heating solutions manufacturer, located in the Pacific Northwest. The
 Greenwood Technologies high efficiency wood and biomass hydronic boilers
 are available through dealers and retailers across the United States and
 Canada. For more information call (800) 959-9184 or visit
 http://www.greenwoodusa.com.
 
 
 

SOURCE Greenwood Technologies