The report, available on request, concludes that all assessed MOSO® products (all solid bamboo flooring, decking, panels and veneer) are CO2 negative over the full life cycle. MOSO Bamboo X-treme is a high density bamboo decking board, made by compressing bamboo strips under high pressure. Bamboo X-treme decking, we offer siding, lumber and. Besides bamboo flooring, bamboo cladding and bamboo decking, MOSO is able to offer a very wide assortment of bamboo beams, panels and veneer in a broad. MOSO® has commissioned Delft University of Technology to execute an official LCA and carbon footprint study. This is most akin to selective logging that is being encourage in the forestry sector. With MOSO Bamboo X-treme you can create a beautiful deck made of natural-grown bamboo.
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This kind of so-called Type III EPD merits credits for transparency in environmental reporting for leading green building schemes such as LEED, BREEAM but also national schemes. This rooting system allows Moso bamboo to develop Its free-standing characteristic. MOSO Mastering Bamboos board MOSO Bamboo X-treme, followed by 216 people on Pinterest. Bamboo Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Besides the LCA report, in 2016 MOSO® released various independently verified EPD’s (EN 15804) for its product range. Moso bamboo is one of the few commercially viable species that stand alone (monopodial) as it has Leptomorph rhizome system, meaning a running network of roots system. MOSO ® uses innovative and high quality manufacturing processes to alter the hardness, dimensional stability, fire safety and durability to a level superior to the best tropical hardwood species. A special, heat-treatment process at 392F (200C) provides MOSO Bamboo X-treme the highest durability class possible in the appropriate European standard (see technical characteristics below) and. Bamboo Outdoor With the Bamboo Outdoor Collection, MOSO ® has developed a truly ecological and durable alternative for increasingly scarce tropical hardwood. With its properties, Moso bamboo is a good substitute for Oak. MOSO Bamboo X-treme Outdoor Decking MOSO Bamboo X-treme is a solid, Thermo-Density decking board, made from compressed bamboo strips. It has a density of about 40 Ib/cu ft (650 kg/m3), easy to dry to equivalent, slightly stronger ( MOR between 12,000 to 22,000 psi)and stiffer (MOE around 1.1 to 2.9 million psi) than Oak, and generally stable dimensionally when dry properly. The advantages of Moso bamboo are in both its mechanical properties as well as its silviculture practicality.