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Product Focus: Renewable (Cork, Wood) And Bio-Based Flooring

Precision-Engineered Reclaimed/Renewable Wood Floor Made in America

Micanopy, Fla. — Goodwin Heart Pine Company, specialists in reclaimed and renewal wood floors, now offers precision-engineered wood flooring manufactured at its solid wood plant in Florida. The engineered floor features a 3/16-inch wear layer, a sawn face for the same appearance and all the same grades as Goodwin’s solid wood floors. It is available both pre-finished and unfinished. www.heartpine.com.

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New Line of Re-Engineered and Compressed Wood Products

Boulder, Colo. — Sustainable Flooring, Inc.’s Strandwoven wood is available in thee main options: Aspen, MSB, and Timber. All products are made with either post-industrial content, or rapidly renewable raw materials, and use low-VOC adhesives and water-based finishes, the company reports. www.sustainableflooring.com .

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Paneling, Wainscoting Added to Green Product Line

San Diego — Cali Bamboo has added paneling and wainscoting to its line of environmentally friendly bamboo products. Also new from Cali Bamboo are marbled flooring and plywood and all-natural bamboo candles. Cali Bamboo paneling is constructed by securing uniform bamboo slats to a thin mesh fabric, the company reports. The panels come in a variety of colors and patterns. www.calibamboo.com .

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Group Committed to Manufacturing Sustainable Products

Forest, Va. — Gammapar and PermaGrain, companies of the Nydree Group, produce environmentally responsible commercial hardwood flooring. In addition to offering certified products through its Forestry Stewardship Council membership, its Jefferson, COR, Exotics, Timeless and GenuWood lines feature reclaimed woods, recycled components, low-VOC emitting glues and materials, and rapidly renewable selections, the company reports. A unique anti-microbial agent found in its UP-28 adhesive contributes to indoor pollutant source control. www.nydree.com .

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Vintage-Style Distressed Bamboo Floor

Hyattsville , Md. — Ambient Bamboo introduced a vintage-style distressed floor that is beautiful, stronger than oak and earth-friendly. This distressed bamboo floor is perfect for high-traffic environments, active families and restaurants, the company reports, and is available with toasted mocha accents and subtle scraped design. www.ambientfloors.com .

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Nostalgic Heart Pine

Linthicum, Md. — Barrelhouse Heart Pine from JG Architectural Supply is an environmentally friendly antique hardwood flooring product produced using the recycled rafters from a whiskey barrelhouse, the company reports. Every order of Barrelhouse Heart Pine is delivered with a complete history of the product, and framed photographs are available of the original barrelhouse. www.jgarchitectural.com .

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PlybooSquared Flooring

San Francisco — Made from select bamboo strips, PlybooSquared from Smith & Fong Plyboo has a unique mosaic surface of PlybooSquared rings, the company reports. It’s available in an amber or tortoise shell style and in countertop plywood material. www.plyboo.com .

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Bamboo Flooring Constructed with Urea-Formaldehyde-Free Adhesive

San Rafael, Calif. — EcoTimber Solid Bamboo is now manufactured with a urea-formaldehyde-free adhesive. EcoTimber Solid Bamboo is manufactured in six-foot lengths, from bamboo stalks matured after growing five to seven years, the company reports. www.ecotimber.com .

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