Ask the Builder.BY TIM CARTERTRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICESDear Tim: A wood floor is in our immediate future. My husband and I have been debating the different types. I am very interested in bamboo flooring, ...

Bamboo flooring is a renewable, eco-friendly resource but may emit toxins from adhesives. It is often as hard and moisture-resistant as hardwood, but can scratch and crack under humidity changes.

Green designers are well aware that bamboo is a rapidly-renewable resource whose production has less of an environmental impact than the production of other wood products. Bamboo flooring is well-trod ...

Global warming has become a universal concern and ways to mitigate it are being devised each new day. In the building industry, “green-conscious people” are turning to renewable, organic and ...

Bamboo is fast becoming a tree's new best friend. Harder than oak and more stable than maple, bamboo is popping up everywhere in the home design world, in crushed bamboo furniture, throwaway plates ...