Eco-Logic Bamboo

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Creating sustainable furniture using architectural bamboo plyboard

January 29th, 2010

As furniture designers come more and more to grips with the need to look at sustainable design, we are seeing the use of bamboo plyboards mushrooming. Why? They are an obvious choice:-

The boards are available in standard sizes – reducing the need to laminate planks together first. Great for production lines too.
They are structurally stable – no wrestling with & bracing the planks to keep them in place.
They are so easy to mill to your desired shape.
Paint, varnish, stain, oil or wax – no problem.

The more we see, the more excited we become at the possibilities. Have a look at what one company is doing – they have released a whole range of furniture based on bamboo plyboards:

Sustainable furniture the bamboo plyboard way

The Niel coffee table made with sustainable bamboo plywood

Shakespeare bamboo bookshelf using bamboo plywood

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Why does FSC Certification matter?

October 29th, 2009

One of the big challenges we experience regarding our Eco-Logic Bamboo products, is that other products are often marketed as “Green” when in fact the products are not green. The industry term for this is called “greenwashing“. So how do you KNOW whether a product is REALLY green?

Posted in Eco-Logic Bamboo Boards, Eco-Logic Bamboo Decking, Eco-Logic Bamboo Flooring, Environmental, Solid Timber

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Study on the manufacture of bamboo panel components for a prefabricated house

October 15th, 2009

INBAR performed a study to look at the feasibility of manufacturing a prefabricated house using bamboo panels. The study looks at some important considerations;

Physical and mechanical properties
Sound insulation properties
Thermal transmission properties
Fire resistance properties
Cost analysis

We’ve interpreted aspects of the study to represent South African conditions and requirements in the post. Have a look, we think that the results merit serious consideration of bamboo panels for prefabricated housing projects. » Read more: Study on the manufacture of bamboo panel components for a prefabricated house

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Potential shortage of lumber

August 11th, 2009

According to Niel Poland (MD of Mullican Wood), we could be seeing a shortage of hard woods as early as January 2010. He says the US hardwood harvests have declined by 50% in the last 10 years.

Here is a copy of the audio interview.