| Forests are disappearing at a rate of almost 1 million | | | | flooring is ideal for rooms with varying humidity, like a |
| acres each week. This staggering speed of | | | | basement. |
| deforestation is forcing many world lumber | | | | A bamboo field can produce up to 30% more |
| companies and governments to rethink their | | | | oxygen than a hardwood forest of similar size, while |
| manufacturing policies and business practices. A 70-75 | | | | removing toxins from the soil and preventing erosion. |
| foot tree that is cut for lumber can take up to 65 | | | | It also helps reduce the amount of carbon dioxide |
| years to replace. Bamboo, on the other hand, is | | | | and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. |
| considered the world's fastest growing plant and can | | | | Because bamboo is a type of grass, it can |
| be replaced in less than three months. Some species | | | | regenerate itself without replanting after harvesting. |
| of bamboo can grow 3 feet per day. | | | | Since it is the fastest growing plant on earth, |
| There is a high consumer demand for green products | | | | bamboo is quickly becoming a popular source for |
| that are environmentally friendly, durable, affordable | | | | efficient and sustainable building materials. |
| and attractive. When given the choice of using high | | | | Bamboo has a wide root system, making it a natural |
| quality, ecologically friendly building materials over | | | | water control blockade. It reduces rain runoff, |
| traditional products, consumers are overwhelmingly | | | | thereby preventing erosion. Bamboo can store water |
| choosing products of a sustainable and | | | | within its shoots and, because of its nitrogen |
| environmentally conscious variety. | | | | consumption, can prevent water pollution. Often |
| In general, the public is becoming more and more | | | | times, bamboo will be grown near wastewater from |
| aware of the rapid decrease and reduction of | | | | livestock farms and sewage treatment facilities |
| hardwood forests and the threat that deforestation | | | | because of its cleansing and detoxifying properties. |
| can pose to a delicate ecosystem. Bamboo flooring is | | | | Traditional hardwood forest lumber such as maple, |
| a great choice for those who wish to not contribute | | | | birch and oak take almost 50 years to be renewed. |
| to destruction of such an integral part of our global | | | | That, in turn, causes less oxygen to be produced, |
| ecology. It is termite, rot and moisture resistant and | | | | less greenhouse gases to be consumed, and more |
| functions as a top-notch flooring material. | | | | erosion and runoff in the cleared land. Instead of |
| There are many types of bamboo flooring available | | | | depleting our natural resources and contributing to a |
| for to suit each homeowner's unique style. Distressed | | | | failing ecosystem, choose bamboo. It is the logical |
| bamboo floors have an antique look. Strand woven | | | | and environmentally friendly choice for flooring in a |
| bamboo has a hybrid grain between wood and | | | | modern home. |
| bamboo and is extra resilient. Laminate bamboo | | | | |