Bamboo

Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on earth. 

It is known to produce greater biomass and 30% more oxygen than a hardwood forest of comparable size, while improving watersheds, preventing erosion, restoring soil, providing sweet edible shoots and removing toxins from contaminated soil.  Ecologists tout bamboo as a renewable source used for building materials as well as food. Many promote bamboo planting for erosion prevention, and even to reverse the effects of global warming. 

Bamboo helps reduce carbon dioxide gases blamed for global warming.

Some bamboo sequesters up to 12 tons of carbon dioxide per hectare, which makes it a highly efficient plant, and conducive to fresh air.  Bamboo can be selectively harvested annually and regenerates without replanting. 

Bamboo is a natural water control barrier.

Because of its wide spread root system and large canopy, bamboo greatly reduces rain run off, prevents massive soil erosion and keeps twice as much water in a watershed. Bamboo helps mitigate water pollution due to its high nitrogen consumption, making it a solution for excess nutrient uptake of wastewater from manufacturing, livestock farming and sewage treatment.

Bamboo can restore degraded lands.

It is a pioneering plant and can be grown in soil damaged by overgrazing and poor agriculture. Proper harvesting does not kill the bamboo plant, so topsoil is held in place. Because of its dense litter on the forest floor it feeds topsoil, restoring healthy agricultural lands for generations to come.

Kirei Board

Kirei Board is an engineered panel product constructed from reclaimed stalks of the Sorghum plant, which is grown around the world for food. The stalks left over after harvest is heat-pressed with a non-toxic adhesive to form lightweight, strong, unique Kirei Board.

Kirei Board is a strong, lightweight, durable and environmentally friendly substitute for wood. It can be used for all interior architectural millwork applications, including:

• Wall Coverings
• Ceilings
• Cabinetry
• Furniture
• Retail Displays
• Flooring 

Kirei board is manufactured using KR Bond, a water-based polymer-isocyanate adhesive. Formaldehyde-free KR Bond does not contribute harmful Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) to the indoor atmosphere. Testing according to Japanese Government standard JIS A 6922-2003 resulted in 0.0 mg/L formaldehyde emissions.

PaperStone

PaperStone is a FSC-certified environmentally sustainable bio-composite surface made with 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Its manufacture takes far less energy and uses renewable resources unlike traditional materials.