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What's Happening from Environmental Building News
May 1, 2008
FSC-Certified Bamboo Plywood Now Available
Bamboo has been used as a construction material since prehistoric times. Now that it has become an international commodity in the form of strip flooring and plywood-like panels, pressure on the bamboo forests of eastern Asia is greater than ever, leading environmentalists to question whether all bamboo products are still a good ecological choice (see EBN Vol. 15, No. 3). Having addressed concerns about indoor air emissions with a formaldehyde-free binder (see EBN Vol. 17, No. 1), Smith & Fong of San Francisco has now set a new benchmark with the first bamboo products to carry independent certification in accordance with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards....
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