[Greenbuilding] Bamboo flooring -- no magic bullet

[Steve T]

I agree that bamboo is no magic bullet, but from what I've been reading
since I first heard about bamboo as a flooring material is that people have
definitely been asking the hard questions. "What about the fuel used to ship
it from China?" "What kind of oversight is there in China to ensure that
bamboo harvesting is sustainable?" "What about the working conditions in the
bamboo processing plants?"  "What chemicals are used in the processing of
bamboo floors?"  These questions have been out there from the beginning and
for the most part the questions have been answered, and bamboo is not the
perfect Green and Sustainable product.

Personally, I gave up looking for that "truly Green and Sustainable" product
almost as soon as I began looking.  I use bamboo for our flooring because I
really like the way it looks and the way it wears.  The fact that it is
"greener" than other exotic and some domestic woods is an added bonus.


On 6/14/07, Keith Winston <keith at earthsunenergy.com> wrote:
>
> There's been a lot of discussion on Bamboo on this list, I believe. As
> to how green it is,



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