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How Bamboo Flooring is Made

Bamboo is one of the most sustainable building materials. With more than 1000 species of bamboo, this versatile plant can grow in a wide range of environments and is very hardy, not needing pesticides or herbicides to grow well. The most important quality of bamboo is...

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Teragren Offers Strand Bamboo Countertops

Teragren’s Strand Bamboo countertops are ideal for any application where traditional hardwood surfaces might be used, including table tops, desk tops, and other residential or commercial applications. With a beautiful hardwood-like grain on the surface and a striking traditional bamboo core, these unfinished countertops can be...

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Going Green with Architectural Design

As interest in sustainable building and construction continues to grow, Americans are looking for more ways to reduce their carbon footprint. In an article on Forbes.com Lara O’Keefe gives insight into materials architects and designers can use to make projects more sustainable. Among the materials recommended are:...

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Teragren Offers End-grain Bamboo Butcher Blocks

Teragren now includes in its line of Ecosmart worktops the Parquet Butcher Block, a furniture-grade, end-grain butcher block bamboo surface that is made with a formaldehyde-free adhesive. Using rapidly renewable Optimum 5.5 Moso Bamboo, the material is designed to be a harder and more stable product, according to the...

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Kirei USA Announces Launch of New Website

Kirei USA, a manufacturer of sustainable design materials, recently announced the launch of its new website. The site features product offerings from Kirei with separate sections for Kirei Board, Bamboo, Coco tiles and Echopanel Acoustics. Each section provides colors and styles available, product information and links to...

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Pelican Sinks Introduces Bamboo Series

Pelican Sinks introduced its Bamboo Series of sinks. Each eco-friendly sink is made of rapidly renewable bamboo and is sealed with a waterproof polyurethane that allows the sink to withstand everyday use and gives it a maintenance free finish. There are five models available in the Bamboo Series including two...

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In Honor of its 20th Anniversary, Teragren Offers Free CE Course

Teragren, a manufacturer of sustainably harvested bamboo worktops, panels and veneer, in honor of it’s 20th anniversary, now offers a free Continuing Education (CE) course titled “Designing with Bamboo for Superior Environmental & Human Health Impacts.” The course is worth 1.5 CE units and is offered...