Along with solar panels, so called “green” bamboo floors are another stereotypical material that people latch onto when thinking about green homes.  In the same way that those solar panels won’t make your house green all by themselves, neither will calling in a flooring contractor to install bamboo floors, unless, of course, you do everything else right. No product in itself will make a home green, and, in fact, you don’t necessarily need to use “green” products to make a home green. With the exception of a few very toxic materials, almost any common building products, when used properly as part of the whole house system, can contribute to a green home. You can put in all the green materials you want into a house, but if you don’t build it right, it will never be green. Generally, bamboo floors are a good, sustainable product. But the real reason bamboo won’t make your house green is that the finish flooring is only a small part of a green home. Green building includes energy efficiency, indoor air quality, durability, resource efficiency, water efficiency, reduced impact on the community and the site, and educating homeowners so they know how to manage them to remain efficient, healthy, and durable. [Read this article]

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