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Teragren Bamboo Stair Parts Program

General Description

Teragren Bamboo Stair Parts Program

Matching and coordinating bamboo hardwood and strand bamboo stair parts and flooring trim
Teragren manufactures a number of trim pieces to match or coordinate with our bamboo flooring, panels, veneer, and butcher block countertops. All pieces are made of Optimum 5.5® Moso bamboo and adhere to strict Teragren standards for hardness, durability and consistent color.

Environmental Description

As with our other bamboo products, you don't need to worry about the environment, because the finish is water-based and solvent-free, and the manufacturing adhesives emit less formaldehyde than is present in ambient air.

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?
The certification is pending. Since bamboo is technically not a tree but a grass, it hasn't been included among FSC's standards held for tree forests. Only recently has the FSC's set of standards been expanded to include Moso bamboo forests.
USGBC LEED Potential Credits = 2
LCA ''Life Cycle Assessment'' available LCA ''Life Cycle Assessment'' available?
NAUF? No Added Urea-Formald.   Formaldehyde-Free Adhesive? No Added Formald.
Recycled? Recycled        
Manufactured at:   Import
SCS? SCS / 3rd party document available
FSC? FSC document available   SFI? SFI document available
California Air Resources Board Compliant:   meets CARB1? meets CARB1    meets CARB2? meets CARB2
Industry Certifications: EPP Certification? EPP Certification   KCMA Certification? KCMA Certification   SWAQMD VOC 1168? SWAQMD VOC 1168

Finished Product Options

Strair Treads
Stair Risers
Stair Nosing
Clamshell reducer
T-Mold
Base molding
Casings
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Physical Properties

Optimum 5.5® Moso bamboo - Teragren exclusive:
For their bamboo products, Teragren specifies only their Optimum 5.5 Moso bamboo grown in the Zhejiang province of China. There are more than 1,500 species of bamboo and moso (Phyllostachys pubescens) is among the hardest, with dense fibers that make for strong timber and beautiful, durable bamboo flooring, panels and veneer. Bamboo has greater compressive strength than concrete and about the same strength-to-weight ratio as steel in tension. But it doesn't start out that way. To achieve the characteristics valued in construction material, it must be harvested at the right time, between 5-1/2 and 6 years.

Hardness measured by the Janka ball test
The hardness of bamboo that is key to durability is established by the Janka ball test. The Janka ball test measures the force required to embed in the wood a .444-inch steel ball to a depth of half the ball's diameter. Teragren Signature Naturals flooring averages a Janka rating of 1921. By comparison, white oak registers 1360, North American maple, 1450. Teragren Synergy™ strand bamboo flooring with Xcora™ technology, made with our optimized manufacturing process, is rated at 3271. (View hardwood hardness comparison chart.)

Bamboo is more resistant to moisture than hardwoods. In products like bamboo flooring, that means less contraction and expansion with changes in moisture—during installation and throughout the life of the floor, even in humid or dry climates.

Moso bamboo timber has been used in construction for thousands of years. In Asia, homes, bridges and multi-story scaffolding are made of moso timber. In South American earthquake zones, bamboo has been used to build thousands of homes because its flexural strength helps the homes withstand temblors. Plywood made from moso performs well as flooring for truck beds, trains and containers. Other uses of moso bamboo include furniture, beds, mats, chopsticks, baskets, musical instruments and handicrafts.
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