Very interesting article. I love my bamboo floors in my living room and dining room. They are very light colored and bring a lot of openness and light to the room. They are a great choice in my opinion.

I agree with you Jessica. I love my bamboo floors. I bought carbonized bamboo for its darker color. I was prepared to have bamboo that was a bit softer, but my installer was great and put several layers of protection on it. So far, no problems at all.

Interesting article. I just had an installer come to my house and put in bamboo floors from DuroDesign and I chose the warm chestnut color!It is such a beautiful floor. I knew bamboo was eco-friendly because I've been converting my lifestyle into new green floors, keeping my units at certain temps, reusing cloth bags, in the process of installing solar panels. I never knew how fast bamboo grew. I knew it was fast but wow. Thanks for the info it really helps spread the word on the things we can do to go green with class.

I bought bamboo flooring from Teragren and I am so pleased I can't even begin to tell you. I love bamboo, the way the flooring feels, looks, smells. Bamboo's Eco-Friendly qualities are a major plus in my book. I'm trying to help anyway I can so why not choose bamboo? We also put cork in our nursery. Cork flooring is a great flooring option as well...

We strongly consider the sourcing and carbon footprint aspect of eco-friendly. Bamboo imported from other countries has a more negative impact on the environment than USA wood products sustainably forested.

While there is lots of love for Bamboo out there, I have to consider the aspect of "greenwashing" with the notion that purchasing a Bamboo flooring product from China or Vietnam is better for the environment. There are no FSC certifications of Bamboo, nor are there Fair Trade Certifications.

TreeHugger says "While there are benefits accruing from using a renewable resource, until one can find an FSC or equivalent approval rating, a Fair Trade seal, formaldehyde free, it does not get five hugs from Treehugger.

Right now if we had to chose between bamboo and, say, locally cut FSC certified maple flooring, a strong case could be made that the maple is environmentally a better choice."

In my opinion, bamboo flooring can be one of the more eco-friendly floors out there. And yes, that means when harvested at the right time and when manufactured without formaldehyde. The FSC stamp had its own faults and unfortunately where there is a buck to made, especially when it comes to green flooring or green products, someone is going to find a way give the perception of green without being green.

Consumers have to do their due diligence when choosing a bamboo floor, hardwood floor or any eco-friendly floor for that matter. But you can probably assume the very inexpensive bamboo flooring sold online is not truly green flooring so buyer beware if you are looking to be conscious about the environment.