Is Bamboo the Green Building Alternative?
The latest trend in home improvements is to use green building materials whenever it is possible. Sometimes it can be difficult to distinguish between which products are eco-friendly and which aren’t. Bamboo flooring is one of the more popular choices when it comes to green building at home. Bamboo can be eco-friendly depending on the manufacturer, although sometimes it can also be mass produced poorly leading to less eco-diversity of the region in which it is farmed. Most bamboo used in the flooring industry comes out of China. There are a few other Asian countries that grow the grass commercially as well as some countries in South and Central America. Bamboo has been used as a traditional building material in Asia for centuries. Because it is a grass, the plant is quickly able to replenish itself and grow back again – unlike lumber products which destroy the tree in the process. Moso bamboo, the most popular variety for building because of its strength, typically takes about five to
