bGreen: Thoughts On Green

Why Bamboo Plywood?

Bamboo Plywood is an excellent option when it comes to your furniture and cabinetry. Bamboo Ply is a super dense product, making it more durable than a lot of common hardwoods.

To outfit our bGreen Mobile Showroom we used Bamboo Plywood in several different applications - a kitchen cabinet, a bookcase, shelving, and a seating area. In all cases we were able to showcase the unique characteristics of bamboo.

We know what you’re thinking, if you love it so much why don’t you marry it?  We will consider this, but before we do let’s explore this Bamboo space a bit more. Let’s start off with the basics. Bamboo can grow 24 inches or more a day! In fact, a bamboo plant can reach full size within 3-4 months. This quality is what makes bamboo such a sought after product for the green building industry. Fast growth is a key to bamboo’s success, but if not harvested properly the result is a sub par product that doesn’t help the environment or the consumer.  

At bGreen we only use the highest quality Bamboo Plywood from leading brands like Teragren and Plyboo. Bamboo Ply is good for any room in your house. For more information and pictures, please visit our Bamboo Plywood section here.  If you are in the Boston area, we invite you to schedule an appointment at the bGreen Mobile Showroom to see this great product in person.

Bamboo Plywood

Bamboo plywood is an excellent option when it comes to your furniture and cabinetry. Bamboo plywood is a super dense product making it more durable than a lot of common/popular hardwoods (we’re talking to you oak!). The bGreen Mobile Showroom used bamboo ply in several different applications - our kitchen cabinets, a bookcase, shelving, and even a seating area. In all cases, we were able to showcase the unique characteristics of the bamboo.

We know what you’re thinking, if you love it so much why don’t you marry it? We will consider this, but before we do let’s explore this bamboo space a bit more.

Let’s start off with the basics. Bamboo can grow 24 inches or more a day! In fact, a bamboo plant can reach full size within 3-4 months. This quality is what makes bamboo such a sought after product for the green building industry. Fast growth is a key to bamboo’s success, but if not harvested properly the result is a sub par product that doesn’t help the environment.  At bGreen we offer only the highest quality Bamboo Plywood, from manufacturers such as Plyboo and Teragren.

To learn more about our Bamboo Plywood offerings, visit our website, email us, or even just give us a call on the bGreen BatPhone at (617) 910-0880.

Bamboo flooring

There are literally thousands of choice when it comes to bamboo flooring.  Aside from color, you can choose from flat grain or end grain.  You can choose from long plank or standard.  You can choose solid bamboo, strand bamboo, or bamboo veneer with a non-bamboo core. Prices vary dramatically.  bGreen recommends and carries only high quality bamboo.  You will not find any veneer in any of our projects and everything we offer is of the solid/strand variety.



When we acquired the bGreen Mobile Showroom, the kind owners before us had installed bamboo floors.  Awesome….kind of.  Upon further inspection, these weren’t the high quality, durable bamboo floors that we are carrying at bGreen.  These were cheap, $1.50/foot, veneer with a plywood (or maybe cedar) backing that need to be replaced every couple years.  So we were torn.  The floors needed to be at least refinished to bring them back to life, but was that really what we wanted to do?



After considering our options, we decided to remove the original bamboo floors and replace them with a new, high quality eco friendly floor.  Unfortunately, much of the bamboo we removed as damaged beyond salvage, and we’re looking into alternative uses for the scraps.  Rest assured, they will not just be getting thrown out.



Our new floor features four eco friendly flooring materials.  We’ll be using cork, bamboo, marmoleum, and recycled glass tile.  We’re really excited to showcase these materials.