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Is Bamboo a Sustainable Building Material?

I'm thinking of choosing bamboo flooring for our break room, but have heard conflicting answers as to how sustainable it is.
9 Nov by bgardner

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Bamboo flooring HAS gained considerable attention in sustainable design because it is a hardy, durable product from a renewable resource which helps deter harvesting of old-growth forests for wood products. However, production of bamboo flooring has social impacts on labor, requires transit energy, contains little to no recycled material, can negatively impact ecosystems and can have a negative affect on indoor air quality.

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