New Site for Interior Design Millwork Products and Solutions

www.lamboo-design.com

Lamboo, Inc. invites everyone to visit our new interior design and millwork site for your product integration needs. This new site was designed to allow our valued clients and customers to more easily access our interior millwork solutions through the integration of panels, veneer, and components. This ultra-simplified and streamlined site also allows for ease of specification and understanding of the products, applications, and solutions. This site will appeal to architects, engineers, and design professionals whom appreciate the performance, sustainability, and aesthetics and the multifaceted characteristics that our Lamboo® Design™ series of products have to offer.  Please direct any inquiries for Lamboo® Design™ via our new product website here! For more information about Lamboo® material technologies, please email us at info@lamboo.us.

  

Boom in bamboo buildings has green benefits

GIRARDOT, Colombia — Forget steel and concrete. The building material of choice for the 21st century might just be bamboo.

This hollow-stemmed grass isn't just for flimsy tropical huts any more it's getting outsized attention in the world of serious architecture. From Hawaii to Vietnam, it's used to build everything from luxury homes and holiday resorts to churches and bridges.

Boosters call it "vegetal steel," with clear environmental appeal. Lighter than steel but five times stronger than concrete, bamboo is native to every continent except Europe and Antarctica.

And unlike slow-to-harvest timber, bamboo's woody stalks can shoot up several feet a day, absorbing four times as much world-warming carbon dioxide. "The relationship to weight and resistance is the best in the world. Anything built with steel, I can do in bamboo faster and just as cheaply," said Colombian architect Simon Velez.

(Excerpt of article by NBCNEWS.com. NOT AFFILIATED WITH LAMBOO)

As the first manufacturer of certified structural grade bamboo, Lamboo is preparing for the shift in sourcing of construction materials from traditional sources such as timber to more rapidly renewable sources to meet the growing demand the future undoubtedly will bring. Although bamboo grows remarkably fast and requires much less effort to replenish it is still a natural resource that we must protect and use wisely if it is to be implemented as a sustainable alternative to timber. Lamboo is working internationally to cultivate land management programs across the globe to ensure that bamboo as a resource will one day reach its potential and avoid misuse that can damage the ecosystems where this remarkable plant species grows.

To learn more about sustainability efforts Lamboo is involved in please visit our website here.

For additional information about Lamboo certifications including the recent inclusion of LVB (Laminated Veneer Bamboo) in the 2012 Annual Book of ASTM Standards sign up for updates using our "Follow By Email" box at the top right hand side of this page.

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visit our website at www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us 866-966-2999

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Blog by: Dustin Dennison

Lamboo: Bamboo Made Better?

The idea behind engineered wood products (EWP) is to make wood stronger and more flexible in terms of design applications like long-spans and curved beams. Bamboo is already a highly regarded, sustainable wood species, and now one company is trying to make it better by turning the best kinds of bamboo into an EWP.

Made of thin layers of bamboo held together by adhesives, Lamboo is an engineered, high-performance bamboo product for exterior and interior applications such as beams, trusses, panels, awning systems and more. Choosing from 1,600 different species of bamboo, the company has isolated four with the strongest cellular structures to compose its Lamboo product, which is reported to be ten times stronger in tension, three times stronger mechanically, and twenty percent more stable in moisture and temperature changes compared to its wood counterparts.

And then there are the inherent advantages of bamboo itself, one of the fastest growing plants in the world. It’s an easily renewable resource and a building material that offers some of the highest strength and stability ratings. Bamboo has a warm and soft texture that has won many fans in the remodeling world. So the question is, can Lamboo improve a wood species that’s already excellent in terms of performance and sustainability? I’d like to know.

You can request a quote or order samples from the Lamboo website.

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(Excerpt of article by Josh Englander of HGTV Remodels. NOT AFFILIATED WITH LAMBOO)

For questions regarding Lamboo or our products please visit our

website at www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us

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Blog by: Dustin Dennison

Lamboo & Arnold Companies

Lamboo is proud to partner with Arnold Companies to offer products through our Lamboo® Design™ Series. The Arnold Companies represent four independent contract furniture manufacturers that have been serving the design and corporate community since 1962. Arnold companies offer a highly versatile line of quality products with applications ideal for our engineered laminated bamboo materials.

Their primary products include:

• Conference room furniture
• Cabinets
• Desks
• Commercial
• Residential
• Reception desks
• Workstations 
• Modular courtroom furniture
• Library furniture
• Shelving
• Circulation desks
• Bookcases
  
  

Lamboo is committed to maintaining the level of high excellence that is synonymous with Arnold Companies products, with the rapidly renewable resource of bamboo. The engineered components will ensure that Arnold products are not only long lasting and durable but pleasing to the eye as well.

For questions regarding Lamboo or our products please visit our
website at www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us

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LEED 2012 Development

The hallmark of LEED and its ability to affect market transformation is its continuous improvement cycle that enables the rating system to increase in scope and stringency as market readiness increases and new technologies become widely available. With LEED 2009, the primary changes were foundational changes, such as rating system content alignment, credit point value allocation, the development of LEED Online v3, and changes to the professional credentials and certification process. These foundational changes continue to be refined in the context of LEED 2009, but will not be fundamentally changed again with the next update of LEED.

For LEED 2012, USGBC will focus on increasing the technical rigor of the rating system, expanding the market sectors able to use LEED, and striving for simplicity in terms of usability. LEED 2012 builds on LEED 2009 in a thoughtful way. It optimizes the foundations in LEED 2009, and will continue to improve the clarity, usability, functionality and interconnectedness of the rating systems through future version development.

(Excerpt from USGBC, read more)

Lamboo Inc. is committed to maintaining its status as an innovative leader in the development of environmentally responsible technologies for the architectural industry. Lamboo products are not only higher performing but are also eligible for LEED credits on qualifying products. Please refer to USGBC website for more information on qualifying projects.

For questions regarding Lamboo or our products please visit our
website at www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us

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IC2 Technologies & Lamboo Inc.

Specializing in the manufacturing of high energy-efficient timber-integrated hybrid outer shells, IC2 is an industry leader in the construction of passive houses and carbon-neutral buildings. Their expertise in conducting building energy simulations combined with an integrated design approach enables IC2 to facilitate the development of innovative, ambitious solutions and accelerate the realization of housing projects that are 60 to 90 percent more energy efficient.

With the integration of Lamboo® Renewall™ materials IC2 is committed to being the leading innovator in the construction of carbon-neutral buildings.The superior performance and sustainability of our laminated bamboo materials makes it a perfect fit for IC2 projects  to reduce their carbon footprint while providing long lasting, durable systems.

Renewall™ products can attain up to 5 LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Credits under the following:

• MR Credit 6 - Rapidly renewable materials
• IEQ Credit 4.4 - Low-emitting materials
• ID Credit 1 - Innovation in Design
  (Environmentally Preferable Material)
• ID Credit 2 - Innovation in Design
  (Life Cycle Assessment / Environmental Impact)
• FSC Certification - Available Upon Request

To learn more about Lamboo, IC2 Technologies, or our products please visit our

website at www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us.

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Lamboo & Splinakis Ship Designs

Lamboo Inc. has partnered with Splinakis Ship Design within the nautical industry for mega-yacht projects focusing on quality and sustainability. Pictured below is Andrea Splinakis with Lamboo President Luke Schuette and Peter Illig General Manager of the Switizerland office. Splinakis is the owner of Splinakis Ship Design that is based out of Italy with operations in Nigeria and Korea serving clients across the globe.

Splinakis Ship Design in cooperation with partners is offering Lamboo's nautical grade laminated bamboo components within projects to take full advantage of its superior characteristics. Lamboo®  Elite™  material is great for the environment while featuring proprietary adhesives that resist moisture, bacteria/fungal growth, and being flame retardant as well.

(Image from J. Sung Design) 

The treacherous conditions of the sea make performance and durability critical factors in ship design and implementation to ensure safety for those who sail it. Splinakis Ship Design is committed to using the very best technology and design practices to meet these strenuous requirements and utilizing Lamboo is one way they are doing it.

To learn more about Lamboo, our operations, or products please visit our

website at www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us.

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Sustainability of Bamboo

A number of bamboo product manufacturers have chosen to use Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification as a demonstration of sustainability. However, FSC was designed for timber forests and not bamboo grass farms. Accordingly, Lamboo has chosen to go above and beyond FSC, and utilizes the global expertise of The Forest Trust to maintain a transparent system to ensure we obtain our bamboo from sustainably managed sources. Further, we use this system to verify that our manufacturing and distribution structures achieve the highest levels of sustainability.

Bamboo as a resource is the most sustainable plant used in the manufacturing of structural and architectural systems. Bamboo in comparison to timber takes 4 years to fully mature, where as timber on average takes 25 to 50 years to mature. Lamboo has 3 times the structural capacity of timber, achieving longer spans which allows for use of less material. Bamboo can be harvested without replanting, due to its root structure and grass like features, which also helps eliminate soil erosion. Unlike other crops, bamboo requires little or no pesticides to grow, because of a natural bio-agent that is bound to the plant at the molecular level.

To learn more about Lamboo, our operations, or products please visit our 

website at www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us.

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In addition to our commitment to innovation in sustainable design practices Lamboo is focused on operations that surpass ethical standards in the industry.  Lamboo, Inc. meets BBB accreditation standards, and strives to maintain good faith both with stakeholders and consumers. Lamboo holds a A+ rating with this agency.

To learn more about Lamboo, our practices, or products please visit our 

website at www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us.

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Lamboo Galesburg facility

In order to effectively provide our products in the domestic U.S. market, Lamboo is continually expanding within the Galesburg distribution hub. This centralized Illinois location enables Lamboo to deliver products coast to coast within 3-5 days following order of stocked products. Lamboo relies not only on the efficient programs and processes used to create our products but through logistics practices as well.

To learn more about Lamboo, our facilities or products please visit our 

website at www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us.

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Brilliant Boats - full service Naval Architecture consultancy.

With nearly 25 years of experience in Industrial Design, and 15 years in Naval Architecture, Brilliant Boats offers a powerful combination of skills with fully integrated creative 3D design processes, including full developmental, engineering and construction modeling with real-world experience in industrial design, production engineering and manufacturing.

Through the use of Lamboo® Elite™ materials Brilliant boats is able to utilize the superior longevity and durability of our laminated bamboo materials to offer higher quality vessels capable of performing under the rough conditions of the sea. The dedicated design and building processes Brilliant uses in their projects only enhances the existing advantages that Lamboo materials provide.

 For additional information about Lamboo, our products, or Brilliant Boats please 

visit our website at www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us.

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Western Structures partnership with Lamboo

Western Structures, Inc. established in 1989, is a manufacturer of custom, top-quality glulam beams and offers Lamboo as a premium species selection. Western Structures says, “Glulams made with Lamboo components will be “off the charts” in terms of strength and durability.” Western has carved a name for themselves among builders, architects and developers all over the world.  Western Structures products can be found in high profile projects and residences across the United States. In Japan, where quality is revered and demanded, Western is the leading US exporter of custom beams.

Glu-lam beams
The Lamboo Structure™ product line offers a selection of structural products and applications with our high performance engineered bamboo. A Lamboo glu-lam is a beautiful structural component, devoid of knots but rich with color and character.  Western Structures is able to manufacture virtually any size or length of this product and are confident that a structure made with Lamboo will be in a class all by itself.

Through our partnership with Western Structures we offer consulting, shop drawings, detailed structural system analysis, glu-lam fabrication and installation for each project. Using Lamboo within structural applications can allow for an additional 4 LEED Credits on qualified projects. All structural components can be custom fabricated to meet the specific requirements for your project.

Western Structures offers services whether in design, fabrication or technical support that sets their company apart from other competitors. Western Structures looks at every project with an enthusiasm not readily found these days and is passionate about their business. These major contributing factors make Lamboo's decision to maintain and promote growth in this partnership an easy one.

 For additional information about Lamboo, our products, or Western Structures please 

visit our website at www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us.

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Dynamic Windows & Doors utilization of Lamboo materials

Dynamic Windows & Doors specialize exclusively in architect-designed luxury residential projects and historical replacements, supplying signature estate homes and landmark buildings across the continent and internationally. Their proven, engineered windows and doors span every conceivable style and operation, from classic traditional European designs to sleek modern geometrical creations. With the integration of Lamboo Vue™ materials Dynamic is able to bring the market beautiful, long lasting and durable window and door systems.

Door Systems
Available in the following styles: Lift and Slide doors, multi-panel bi-folding doors, over-size hinged doors, pivoting, pocketing, angled, radius and impact tested. Dynamic’s engineered modern door details enable the architect to design some of the largest wood door systems available in the industry. Our engineered cores create the strength and stability required to manufacture over-sized door systems under warranty while retaining narrow stile and rail dimensions.

Window Systems
Dynamic also offers a full range of modern window systems including: casement/awning, Fineline Common Mullion, corner, direct glazed, and tilt & turn.

Lamboo materials are up to 20% more stable than hardwoods in moisture & temperature changes, and up to 40% more stable than softwoods such as pine & douglas fir. These unique qualities of Lamboo give architects additional incentives to the already strong product offering of LEED credits and sustainability made possible through the use of Lamboo products.

For additional information about Lamboo, our products, or Dynamic please 

visit our website at www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us.

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Point Five systems featuring Lamboo materials

Point Five’s success is the result of a philosophy of innovation, dedication to the highest quality standards and the commitment to truly accommodate the needs of the communities they serve. In recognition that fortunes can change on the smallest oversight, the company dedicates itself to the basic principles of renewal and continuing improvement of products, processes and operations to ensure the continued tradition of unparalleled quality, service and commitment that has brought Point Five continuing success.

Point Five has partnered with Lamboo utilizing the Lamboo Vue™ product line which features our window and door components and systems. Vue™ components have up to 3x the structural rigidity that allows for more flexibility within window & door system designs and profiles.

Through our partner companies like Point Five, Lamboo is committed to continuous improvement and innovation to bring to market products that exhibit superior quality and sustainability compared to traditional options.

For additional information about Lamboo, Point Five, or any products and 

applications please visit our website at www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us.

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LAMBOO® ELITE™ SERIES

LAMBOO® ELITE™ Series consists of our engineered bamboo panels, components, & veneer designed specifically for the aviation industry. LAMBOO® ELITE™ material is a premium, higher performing product for custom applications in aviation interiors and includes proprietary adhesives that resist moisture as well as embedded flame retardants. LAMBOO® ELITE™ panels & veneer are able to be stained or dyed to match most colors, and can accept high gloss finishes specific to project requirements.

 

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Our technology includes: Species selection, adhesive selection, proprietary thermal modification, and performance based engineering processes. These processes make LAMBOO® ELITE™ panels uniquely ideal for the aviation market. Our panels and veneers are available with various high performance backers as required for the application including: Aluminum Honeycomb, fiberglass, plastics, aluminum, stainless steel, and fiber reinforced plastics, as well as fire rated sub-straights as required for aviation applications. All of our panels, veneer and components come ready for finishing and installation.

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For additional information visit our website at 

www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us.

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New product line - LAMBOO® RENEWALL™ SERIES

LAMBOO® is pleased to announce the launch of a new product line the RENEWALL™ series to meet the market demands of superior curtain wall members and storefront system components. Integration of LAMBOO® RENEWALL™ curtain wall products within projects match high performance with modern aesthetics and stability. Lamboo curtain wall and storefront systems are ideal for both commercial and residential applications bringing warmth and longevity to all buildings. Our components can be custom fabricated to meet the requirements for your project. This product line offers true strength and sustainability through innovation.

The LAMBOO® RENEWALL™ can meet Passive House standards with the implementation of higher performance glass, unlike aluminum systems that cannot meet these standards. RENEWALL™ products can attain up to 5 LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) credits as well.

LAMBOO® RENEWALL™ - Dover Curtain Wall

For additional information visit our website at 

www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us.

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LAMBOO® VUE™ SERIES

Lamboo Inc. is leading in the technologies and manufacturing of performance based engineered bamboo, and is now supplying a material specifically for window and door systems. LAMBOO® VUE™ components have great thermal properties, strength, durability, and contain water resistant attributes that make this Lamboo product line ideal for architectural applications requiring high performance met with natural beauty.

Lamboo materials are up to 20% more stable than hardwoods in moisture & temperature changes, and up to 40% more stable than softwoods such as pine & douglas fir. VUE™ components have up to 3x the structural rigidity that allows for more flexibility within window & door system designs and profiles. Lamboo is on the forefront with pioneering technology of engineered bamboo which makes VUE™ window and door components a superior performance alternative within these systems.

For additional information visit our website at 

www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us.

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LAMBOO® ELEMENTS™ SERIES

Lamboo offers their LAMBOO® ELEMENTS™ series - components, panels and OEM products specifically designed for exterior finish design and architectural applications. LAMBOO® ELEMENTS™ panels and components are ideal for Table tops, Architectural applications, Louvers, Handrails, Stair treads, Exterior Furniture, Exterior Paneling, and many other design applications. Lamboo, Inc. offers a higher performing, aesthetically pleasing, workable panel that appeals to finish carpenters, manufactures, and to the designer/builder.

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Our exterior grade components and panels include proprietary manufacturing processes & bonding agents to resist moisture and last throughout harsh environments. With Three grain types and two solid colors to choose from, LAMBOO® ELEMENTS™ panels offer strength, rigidity, and are fabricated to meet the performance and aesthetic requirements for your project. We are able to offer a material that is in comparison to engineered wood 20% more stable in climate and temperature changes, and has no knots or voids allowing for uniform milling and machining.

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For additional information visit our website at 

www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us.

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LAMBOO® DESIGN™ SERIES

Lamboo offers their LAMBOO® DESIGN™ solid components that are manufactured with high performance engineered bamboo. LAMBOO® DESIGN™ components are ideal for interior design, furniture, and many other architectural applications. Lamboo components are ideal for designers that are wanting to integrate both quality and sustainability in one. The DESIGN™ series offers a durable, aesthetically pleasing, workable panel that appeals to finish carpenters, custom designers and builders, and product manufacturers wishing to use high performance interior grade bamboo in plywood form.

LAMBOO® DESIGN™ panels and veneer offer strength, rigidity, and uniformity which make our products a great fit for project integration. We are able to offer a material that is in comparison to wood is 20%-40% more stable in climate and temperature changes, and has no knots or voids for easy milling. Lamboo Inc. uses proprietary processes within manufacturing to offer the DESIGN™ products at a quality that is nearly unmatched by all within the building and design industries. These panels are available in up to three colors and grain choices, and have multiple lamination and backer possibilities available. Specifying Lamboo panel products can attain up to 5 additional LEED Credits for qualified projects.

For additional information visit our website at 

www.lamboo.us or contact us at info@lamboo.us.

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