Menotti Specchia is the first Italian wooden floor manufacturer to have joined the USGBC, United States Green Building Council, the most authoritative international organisation for sustainable architecture. The association is headquartered in Washington D.C. and since 1983 has carried out no-profit activities in collaboration with national sections such as GBC Italia. Thanks to the contribution of its member companies, USGBC has developed various projects for innovating architecture and for spreading awareness about environmental issues.