Probably not on its own, but its an excellent
example of how consumers can vote with their buying dollars
to sway market demand to bring more environmentally friendly
products into the marketplace.
Bamboo flooring is a rising trend in home
flooring and a great alternative to traditional hardwood
floors. It is the most environmentally friendly natural
hardwood flooring alternative you can select for your home,
it is a renewable resource, is stronger than steel, and
has a greater resistance to expansion and contraction problems
associated with temperature and humidity changes.
The bamboo grass is one of the fasted growing
plants on the planet, only takes 5 years to grow to maturity,
and can provide 25 times the bio mass of a comparable stand
of trees. Bamboo is harvested every 5 years, and starts
to re-grow immediately with new shoots when harvested. Bamboo
is also strong and has a tensile strength exceeding mild
steel. It can withstand up to 50,000 pounds of pressure
per square inch versus some steels 50,000 psi ratings.
Bamboo flooring is also become a very trendy
interior design statement with its rich and beautiful golden
earth tones. It is important to shop around for a quality
bamboo flooring product that contains no formaldehydes in
its binding compounds. Many offshore brands use cheaper
binding agents that may contain formaldehydes, and this
can cause indoor air pollution problems down the road as
all chemical compounds will slowly release their toxins
into the air.
So why look to bamboo to save the environment?
Bamboo is an excellent replacement product for much of the
hardwood species that are being harvested in our global
equatorial rainforests. Once harvested, these hardwood species
often never grow back due to the thin layers of soil and
lack of sunlight under the jungle canopies, and if they
do grow back it can take up to 200 years! Our global rainforests
are the lungs of our planet and provide a significant contribution
to our global oxygen production, second only to the ocean.
By selecting bamboo flooring you reduce
the consumption demand for rainforest hardwood materials,
and in the process help save to the environment for our
future generations. For more information and tips on bamboo
flooring visit: http://www.laminateflooringzone.com/bamboo-flooring.htm
About The Author
S.A. Smith is a freelance writer, contributor,
and editor of the Laminate Flooring Zone and can be reached
at http://www.laminateflooringzone.com.
