“Environmentally Friendly Significance of Bamboo”

Replacing wood with bamboo is the best way to protect the forest effectively. Bamboo flooring has become something of a phenomenon among U.S. Homeowners in recent years. Bamboo is widely considered as good for the environment. Based largely on the high growth rate of the bamboo plant, it is today promoted as a “green building material”.

Reports show that oak takes 120 years to grow to maturity and that Bamboo can be harvested in 3 to 7 year cycles, regenerates without need for replanting, and requires minimal fertilization or pesticides.

Today, since Bamboo flooring is recognized as a green building material by the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED program, with the result that builders can receive credit toward green building certification for the incorporating bamboo into a structure.