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Bark Cladding is First Cradle to Cradle Platinum Product

Cradle to Cradle Platinum Certification sets a very high bar for sustainability.

A decade in, Bark House shingles are the first to make the grade.

Cradle to Cradle (C2C) was the first certification to attempt to define in 2005 what sustainability might look like in a building product…  But until now, Platinum certification, the highest level has appeared more aspirational.

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