Bamboo has a bunch of unique characteristics rather than hardwood. Bamboo is actually a hollow grass rather than wood from a tree. Bamboo grows fast. MOSO bamboo can grow about 4 feet in under 24 hours. It takes several years for it to become hard enough for use in flooring. At 5 to 7 years, the bamboo is at optimum levels for flooring. MOSO bamboo is one of the cheapest renewable sources of building material available to mankind. MOSO bamboo is one of the fastest growing components of forests, and thus plays an important role in the development of animal habitats. MOSO bamboo is the only living thing that survived the Hiroshima atomic blast. It also provided the initial re- greening of that place. Bamboo purifies both the atmosphere and the soil. Bamboo is a critical element in the essential balance of oxygen/carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Bamboo is the fastest growing canopy for the re-greening of degraded areas and generates more oxygen than an equivalent stand of trees. It lowers light intensity and protects against ultraviolet rays, creating the perfect environment for myriads of other forms of life under its canopy. With a tensile strength superior to steel and a weight-to-strength ratio surpassing that of graphite, bamboo is the strongest growing woody plant on earth. Bamboo releases 35% more oxygen than equivalent stands of trees. Bamboo tolerates extremes of precipitation, from 30-250 inches of annual rainfall. In 1882, Thomas Edison used bamboo filaments in the world’s first light bulb manufacturing. Also, the needle in Alexander Graham Bell’s first phonograph was made of bamboo.
Posted on: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 19:02:13 +0000
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