Comments on: Going Green with Bamboo http://realestatetwincities.net/bamboo/ Minneapolis real estate, MN homes, lake shore, and fish! Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:09:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kermit Johnson http://realestatetwincities.net/bamboo/comment-page-1/#comment-1610 Kermit Johnson Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:06:42 +0000 http://realestatetwincities.net/?p=1755#comment-1610 Hi, Jack... I am not against the use of Brazilian wood products as long as they are FSC certified. Bamboo used for building materials is CULTIVATED and not the same species that Pandas eat. If there are any Panda experts out there who will weigh in on this to correct me, please let me know. The dictionary defines bamboo as " a large, woody grass." Whether you want to call it "wood" or not doesn't really matter. It is used for building everything from bicycles to skyscrapers, so it is probably strong enough to walk around on. Regarding Chinese labor practices, you have a point. Also, China has lumber operations in Brazil. Also, Bamboo is grown in other places besides China. Regarding "American wood which is great too but not so strong:" I have never seen an American oak or maple floor fail because the wood was not strong enough. As far has who plays a $500K hand of poker, I stay away from those kinds of situations, so I will defer to your expertise on that matter. Thanks for stopping by. Hi, Jack…

I am not against the use of Brazilian wood products as long as they are FSC certified.

Bamboo used for building materials is CULTIVATED and not the same species that Pandas eat. If there are any Panda experts out there who will weigh in on this to correct me, please let me know.

The dictionary defines bamboo as ” a large, woody grass.” Whether you want to call it “wood” or not doesn’t really matter. It is used for building everything from bicycles to skyscrapers, so it is probably strong enough to walk around on.

Regarding Chinese labor practices, you have a point. Also, China has lumber operations in Brazil. Also, Bamboo is grown in other places besides China.

Regarding “American wood which is great too but not so strong:” I have never seen an American oak or maple floor fail because the wood was not strong enough.

As far has who plays a $500K hand of poker, I stay away from those kinds of situations, so I will defer to your expertise on that matter.

Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: Jack http://realestatetwincities.net/bamboo/comment-page-1/#comment-1608 Jack Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:30:57 +0000 http://realestatetwincities.net/?p=1755#comment-1608 Bamboo is not WOOD Bamboo is bear food in China Bamboo has a lot of glue to pressure it together and make it in to a board, so a lot of chemicals. I was reading about the comments about Brazil . I am from brazil and I do business in USA I have my wife in USA and my relatives in both countries I love USA and I love Brazil , but the Brazil forestry police is much advanced than any contry in world, only 3% of amazon is taken and I saw lot of stupid comments about labours, if you concern about labout you should worry about China not about brazil bamboo come from china. There is not handle working in timber industry maily in jungle ... Its all machinery , and the explores they make more money than you can imagine. I know this is a way of scare the people who wants to buy wood products from brazil. But there is nothing wrong, 100% of wood in brazil is controlled nowadays and yes there is some corruption but we see corruption everywhere, even here in New Jersey few weeks ago. So before say anything about the real wood from brazil, you should understand about it, those areas burned are normal in agricultural fields, we need food and fields to plant this is normal and in brazil there is a lot of space for agricultural not used yet flooring industry in USA is huge and there are space for everyone, dont be stupid to call the brazilian wood illegal , and try drive customers to bamboo which also is not green brazilian products are legal, reliable and deserve their space in the market, before you say something against it try to study it. loolk in las vegas if you find any player from brazil spending 500K per hand, but you will find a lot of chineses doing that, brazilian companies pay employess and invest in their business or go to malls in USA spend their money in shopping. but dont play with they money So Flooring is Brazilian the best choice in looking quality, price durabilty , than come the American wood which is great too but not so strong, and the chinese wood, sorry they dont have wood, but they have bamboo which is taking way from they native forests , usualy used by bears as food Bamboo is not WOOD
Bamboo is bear food in China
Bamboo has a lot of glue to pressure it together and make it in to a board, so a lot of chemicals.

I was reading about the comments about Brazil .

I am from brazil and I do business in USA I have my wife in USA and my relatives in both countries

I love USA and I love Brazil , but the Brazil forestry police is much advanced than any contry in world, only 3% of amazon is taken and I saw lot of stupid comments about labours, if you concern about labout you should worry about China not about brazil bamboo come from china.

There is not handle working in timber industry maily in jungle …
Its all machinery , and the explores they make more money than you can imagine.

I know this is a way of scare the people who wants to buy wood products from brazil.

But there is nothing wrong, 100% of wood in brazil is controlled nowadays and yes there is some corruption but we see corruption everywhere, even here in New Jersey few weeks ago.

So before say anything about the real wood from brazil, you should understand about it, those areas burned are normal in agricultural fields, we need food and fields to plant this is normal and in brazil there is a lot of space for agricultural not used yet

flooring industry in USA is huge and there are space for everyone, dont be stupid to call the brazilian wood illegal , and try drive customers to bamboo which also is not green

brazilian products are legal, reliable and deserve their space in the market, before you say something against it try to study it.

loolk in las vegas if you find any player from brazil spending 500K per hand, but you will find a lot of chineses doing that, brazilian companies pay employess and invest in their business or go to malls in USA spend their money in shopping. but dont play with they money

So Flooring is Brazilian the best choice in looking quality, price durabilty , than come the American wood which is great too but not so strong, and the chinese wood, sorry they dont have wood, but they have bamboo which is taking way from they native forests , usualy used by bears as food

]]> By: Hun Boon http://realestatetwincities.net/bamboo/comment-page-1/#comment-1029 Hun Boon Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:07:38 +0000 http://realestatetwincities.net/?p=1755#comment-1029 Hi Kermit, thanks for linking to us. Your article is well written, and a nice introduction to bamboo flooring. Thought you might also like to know that our blog has now moved to www.starbamboo.com. :) Hi Kermit, thanks for linking to us. Your article is well written, and a nice introduction to bamboo flooring.

Thought you might also like to know that our blog has now moved to http://www.starbamboo.com. :)

]]> By: Chris Sharkey http://realestatetwincities.net/bamboo/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 Chris Sharkey Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:08:14 +0000 http://realestatetwincities.net/?p=1755#comment-1004 Enjoyed your article on bamboo floor. I, like you have little knowledge of flooring and certainly none about the facts of bamboo. What an eye opener! I am in the residential contruction industry in Calgary, Canada and am bent on Green Building practices. I know that Green building will be an emerging market that is becoming less a fad and more of a fact of building. Innovative approaches to home building such as bamboo floors will be the cornerstone of a greener future and being able to look past our initial reactions and at the facts may surprise and delight us. Thanks for your research. Enjoyed your article on bamboo floor. I, like you have little knowledge of flooring and certainly none about the facts of bamboo. What an eye opener! I am in the residential contruction industry in Calgary, Canada and am bent on Green Building practices. I know that Green building will be an emerging market that is becoming less a fad and more of a fact of building. Innovative approaches to home building such as bamboo floors will be the cornerstone of a greener future and being able to look past our initial reactions and at the facts may surprise and delight us. Thanks for your research.

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