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Style Bamboo flooring in Shanghai Expo
Fortunately, our uniquely hard and durable flooring is up to the challenge. Our patented Style Green Technology™ uses a unique hydraulic technology to compress premium bamboo into boards with a remarkable density of over 1000kg/m3. To put that in perspective, contrast this against popular Red Oak and Jatoba with an average density of 600kg/m3 and 800kg/m3 respectively. It is this exceptional density which gives Style flooring its superior strength and unrivalled indentation resistanceboth of which ensure excellent performance in commercial application, and enable us to confidently specify our flooring in one of the highest traffic environments imaginable. BT Bamboo is not only about an eco flooring solution. The natural bending properties of bamboo made BT bamboo planks the ideal answer for a unique exhibition display. The newly opened Centre for Moving Images in Melbourne (ACMI) has used BT Bamboo for the curved displays and walls in the stunning new gallery. The international designer wanted to find a lightly coloured, flexible, natural material for the walls and curved surfaces in the exhibition. Eco Flooring worked with the project managers to find a solution. Testing was done with regards to the flexibility of the material and the ability to curve around the walls. A thinner square edged natural BT Bamboo plank was ideal for this application. Accentuating the natural beauty of the bamboo in the horizontal construction, a 4mm raw plank was specifically produced for the project and coated on site.
Strand woven ideal for Multi purpose halls in schools Kambala school in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney was looking for a flooring option for their new Multi Purpose Hall in the early childhood centre. A flooring option that was very durable, allergy free, environmentally sound and naturally good looking. Style Strand Woven Select bamboo flooring supplied by Eco Flooring Systems was chosen as a sustainable, state of the art material in keeping with the brand new facilities, while practical and easy to maintain.
Environmental Todae store choses BT Bamboo flooring The recently opened Todae store in Bondi Junction Plaza has a philosophy of embracing sustainability without comprising comfort, and creating solutions for a sustainable future. It is therefore no surprise that they have installed BT Bamboo Flooring, not only on the floor but as a stylish backdrop to the shops logo at the entrance. Architects are increasingly specifying BT and Style Bamboo not only for companies that are “green” but for those who want a stylish, functional and hardwearing natural Flooring product. Eco Flooring Systems supplies both BT Bamboo and Style strandwoven bamboo flooring.
Winning architects chose BT Bamboo Architects aspire to winning one of the prestigious awards from the Australian Institute of Architects National Awards. In 2008 the Award for Public architecture went to m3architecture for the Brisbane Girls Grammar School and the Award for residential architecture went to McBride Charles Ryan for The Klein Bottle House. BT Bamboo Light Sand was used in both of these projects!
Eco Flooring Systems to supply Style Strand Woven Eco Flooring Systems is delighted to announce that we are now the nominated wholesale distributor for the Style range of innovative strand woven bamboo flooring products in NSW and ACT. With a track record of 12 years supplying the highest quality, eco friendly, solid laminated bamboo flooring to the Australian Market, Eco Flooring Systems is now proud to take on the range of patented, Style strand woven products that sits in line with Eco Flooring's stringent quality and environmental credentials. Strand woven bamboo flooring is a very dense, solid floor available in T&G and a Uniclic floating floor, this will add a greater choice to our environmentally friendly bamboo flooring options.
Strong, sustainable, shining and contemporary - solid bamboo floors bring retail outlets, entertainment venues and even art galleries a warm, welcoming ambience. A flooring product that grows like wildfire, is as hard as nails, and most importantly brings a lustrous presence to any room is an ideal ecological solution and aesthetic feature statement.
Shining Star of Sustainability - Flooring Magazine In an age of increased awareness about dwindling resources and climate change, bamboo has become a shining star of sustainability.
Foot to the Floor - Essential Magazine Ditch the floorboards and carpet and soothe your soles with a bamboo, leather or marmoleum surface.
The Low-Down on Bamboo Flooring - "my home" magazine Paula offers these tips for people considering bamboo as an eco-friendly alternative.
Xanadu winery was looking for a floor with warmth, character, durability and ecological properties. BT Bamboo Carbonated Amber Vertical wide board with a special commercial coating was specifically selected for the refurbishment of the restaurant and cellar door of the Xanadu winery.
High Traffic Retail Applications - Flooring Magazine Feb 2006 Eco Flooring Systems has developed a special commercial coating for the BT Bamboo used in high traffic retail applications such as office lobbies, shops and cafés. The slightly textured surface of the commercial coating increases the slip resistance required in public areas and the extra aluminium oxide in the coating increases the durability and strength of the coating.
"Reliable and Consistent" - Flooring Magazine Feb 2005 Reliable and consistent, BT Bamboo is produced under the most stringent
international ISO 9002 quality assurance. Eco Flooring
Lend Lease chooses BT Bamboo Flooring In supplying 'BT Bamboo', Eco Flooring Systems is proud to have been able to provide a high quality, beautiful and hardwearing solution to the flooring needs of Lend Lease in their new Sydney headquarters at ‘30 The Bond’.The stringent criteria placed on all materials selected for the development has ensured that the product ‘BT Bamboo’ supplied by Eco Flooring Systems has the highest environmental credentials. BT Bamboo flooring, whilst complying with the architect's requirements also complimented and enhanced the mood of the building and the overall theme of ‘30 The Bond’, helping to create a light, open environment of quality in which to work.
"Natural Blonde" BT Bamboo for David Jones newly refurbished Bondi Junction store Visual appeal, durability and an eco-friendly cultivation and production process made bamboo the obvious flooring choice for this department store.
Vertical Wide Board BT Bamboo Flooring - A WINNER! BT Bamboo flooring is now available in a stunning new vertical wide board bamboo flooring (152mm x 15mm x 1830mm). The wide bamboo boards are vertically laminated for extra strength and available in light sand or carbonated amber colour and finished with a seven coat system of a durable aluminium oxide coating.
BT Bamboo is a pre-finished T&G flooring system manufactured in accordance with IS 9002 quality standards and international environmental standards. BT Bamboo is more durable and hard wearing than many other timber floors and is the environmental alternative to conventional timber flooring. BT bamboo is ideally suited for internal use in both residential and commercial applications. Anywhere you use timber flooring, you should consider the BT Bamboo alternative. The choice of BT bamboo flooring for the new five star environmentally friendly office headquarters for Lend Lease speaks volumes for the product. If you would like more details or a BT Bamboo sample folder, please contact Paula Taylor at Eco Flooring on 02 9410 0640. "A pale hardwood floor with plenty of strength and a distinctive pattern, BT Bamboo from Eco Flooring places inviting décor at your feet" according to the influential Trends publication.
The Trends article goes on to say:- "Hardwood flooring can bring a warm, solid feeling to your home. It offers enduring strength and an attractive finish. However, achieving this in lighter colour tones to complement your decor can prove difficult, as most Australian hardwoods are darker in coloration. One hardwood that is available in lighter colouring, however, is bamboo. This fast-growing wood offers pale hues and rivals the strength of steel, says Paula Taylor, director of Eco Flooring, the company that imports BT Bamboo flooring into Australia. "Bamboo is the only hardwood that is naturally light in colour," says Taylor. "Its pale tone accentuates the wood's distinctive pattern." BT Bamboo is also available in a darker hue, Carbonated Amber. This is achieved by a carbonisation process which means the floor retains its colouration even after refinishing. As well as looks and strength, BT Bamboo flooring systems also offer consistency and ease of installation. "BT Bamboo is a pre-finished flooring system that is quick and easy to install," says Taylor. "It can be glued or secret nailed to existing subfloors, including concrete, plywood or joists." No clamping is required when laying the floor, as the system comprises precision tongue-and-groove and end matching. "The finish on BT Bamboo flooring is smooth and dust free, with coatings applied in the factory using the latest technology," says Taylor. "The product is UV cured and pre-finished with four or five layers of aluminium oxide coating." BT Bamboo is produced to meet ISO 9002 quality assurance standards and is guaranteed for structural integrity for 10 years. Available in two tones, Light Sand and Carbonated Amber, BT Bamboo flooring offers an easily installed hardwood floor with a distinctive pattern. To accentuate the overall effect of your floors, Eco Flooring offers a range of BT Bamboo accessories. These include skirting boards, architraves and staircase components. Eco Flooring is the sole supplier of BT Bamboo flooring in Australia. For more information on BT Bamboo, contact Eco Flooring Systems Pty Ltd, PO Box 3125, North Turramurra 2074, phone (02) 8900 2634, mobile (0425) 240 279, fax (02) 9410 0447." SMH Domain article on Eco Flooring Systems "It's time to rethink bamboo....as hard-wearing, environmentally
friendly flooring."
Eco Flooring Systems in Flooring magazine! Flooring magazine speaks with the David Jones design coordinator Kate Beresford, the designer Joel Neveu-Collins and Eco Flooring Systems' Paula Taylor about the decision to use BT Bamboo in the David Jones store.
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