Sam CobbSam Cobb is vice president of sales and marketing at West Plains, Mo.-based Real Wood Floors.Green IssuesMaking a Truly 'Green' Wood Floor SpecToday I got a "green" spec across my desk for a big commercial project: 180,000 square feet of 3¼ (only), select-and-better (only) red oak … and all FSC-certified. Here's somebody saying that they want to be environmentally friendly, but the spec itself encourages waste. They don't realize the hypocrisy of what they're spec'ing for that project.July 25, 2011Page 1 of 1Top StoriesSurveys2026 Wood Floor Business Contractor SurveyHere are the results from our exclusive survey of wood flooring contractors.ManagementHow Online Quoting Saved My Sanity and My BusinessTechniquesHow We Did This Floor: A Mixed Media Floor Fit for a Texas CastleLegal AdviceWood Floor Pros: Legal Risks of Working for Friends and FamilyDesignEnter the 2027 Wood Floor Business Design Awards