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Teragren Bamboo Products Overview

General Description

McKillican is proud to be a distributor for Teragren Bamboo Products:

Panels and Veneers: Panels and Veneers

Countertops and Tabletops: Countertops and Tabletops

Architectural Mouldings: Architectural Mouldings

Stair Parts: Stair Parts

Environmental Description

Where do your bamboo products come from and how are they made?

Teragren bamboo panels and veneer are manufactured to stringent specifications in their ISO 9001:2000- and 14001-certified factories in the Zhejiang province of China. Teragren's Optimum 5.5® Moso bamboo is harvested at maturity between 5-1/2 and 6 years, and then split into strips to extract the premium part of the culm. The strips are treated with hydrogen peroxide and a natural borate solution to resist pests and mildew, then kiln-dried to remove moisture. They are laminated with an environmentally safe adhesive under high pressure to produce planks for flooring and paneling. You can learn more about Teragren manufacturing and their 11 quality-control checkpoints on this web site.

What is the off-gassing formaldehyde level of the adhesive used in laminating the bamboo strips together to form panels?

Teragren currently uses three types of manufacturing adhesives—urea-formaldehyde based, phenol-formaldehyde based, and formaldehyde free. Their proprietary manufacturing adhesives emit 0.03 ppm or less of formaldehyde, less than allowed by U.S. OSHA, European E0, CARB Phase 1 and Phase 2, and Japanese JIS/JAS (F****) emissions standards.

Does FSC-certified bamboo qualify for LEED Credits, specifically MR Credit 7: Certified Wood?

Yes. FSC-certified bamboo now qualifies for U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED MR Credit 7: Certified Wood.

Is Teragren bamboo FSC certified?

Yes. Recently has the FSC's set of standards been expanded to include Moso bamboo forests.

All Teragren products contribute to LEED certification under MR Credit 6: Rapidly Renewable Materials. Select products, including their SCS Indoor Advantage™ Gold certified bamboo panels, also qualify for IEQ Credit 4.4: Low-Emitting Materials.

USGBC LEED Potential Credits = 4

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