Good day Mr Lakshamma,

Your feedback is also appreciated.

Below is another interesting review of the comparison.

All the best
Jeffree


http://web.utk.edu/~mtaylo29/pages/Bamboo%20flooring.htm


It is the rapid growth and natural regeneration properties of bamboo
that are primarily responsible for the “green” reputation for bamboo.
However, many of the environmental benefits of bamboo are shared by
wood. Natural regeneration is not limited to bamboo stands; it is a
viable and widely used practice in tree forestry also. The longer
rotation times for trees compared to bamboo can actually be considered
to be an advantage for wood. Some tree species produce as much biomass
per year as bamboo, but trees store this production for longer (in the
living tree) so fewer harvesting resources (fuel, machinery, labor,
etc.) are required for each ton of crop collected. Most bamboo
harvested for commercial use is cultivated and there are concerns
about replacement of natural tree forests with bamboo plantations in
some areas. Also, as with many short-rotation crops, applications of
fertilizer and pesticides to bamboo may be required for optimal growth.

Finally, it's easier to make flooring from trees than from bamboo.
Bamboo stems are hollow, so bamboo flooring panels are made from
layers of sliced bamboo that have been glued together. Hardwood
flooring consists of solid pieces of wood that are sawn directly from
trees, so less processing energy and fewer materials are required.
Solid hardwood flooring also provides more material that can be sanded
off in future refinishing steps; the hard surface layer of bamboo
flooring is relatively thin and so it cannot be sanded and re-finished
like solid wood.

Bamboo is a versatile and renewable material. And the same is true of
wood. For environmental impact, performance and price, it is hard to
beat hardwood flooring grown in Tennessee .Lakshimana
On Jan 7, 2009, at 4:37 PM, a.c. lakshmana wrote:

>
>
> Dear Mr.Jeffree,
>
> It was a great
> pleasure talking to you.The following points require further review.
> presumption of 70 year rotation.
> Presumption of 20%annual productivityfrom thinnings.
>
> Except for the South American bamboo no studies are carried out for
> carbon sequestration.
> Based on its value,we can assume 45% to be the carbon sequestration
> potential of other bamboos.
>
> Initially it may be better to explore the potential of existing
> natural bamboo resources and improve the productivity and claim the
> funds.
> I liked your conversation.
>
> Yours sincerely,
> a.c.lakshmana.
>
>
> A.C.Lakshmana, I.F.S, (Retd)
> Former Secratary to Govt. of Karnataka,
> House No 1, 7th main, 1 st cross
> Gokulam IIIrd stage
> Mysore 570 020
> India
> Cell : (+91) 98453 22422
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>
> --- On Sat, 1/3/09, Richard Joynes <rjoynes@...> wrote:
>
> From: Richard Joynes <rjoynes@...>
> Subject: Re: [bamboo-plantations] Bamboo and Wood
> To: bamboo-plantations@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, January 3, 2009, 3:09 AM
>
> Good luck Jeff! (and Happy New Year)
>
> Some of us have been looking for these studies for years.
>
> Richard
>
> At 03:55 PM 1/2/2009, you wrote:
>
> >Dear Bamboo Friends:
> > We at Bamboo Technologies are looking for scientific
> >studies that document or address the benefits of bamboo.
> > We are currently negotiating with a Clean Development
> >Mechanism for funding to develop a bamboo nursery, a bamboo
> >plantation, and a bamboo farmers' cooperative. Our potential
> >investors have asked for a comparison between bamboo and trees. We
> >want to compare the biomass and carbon sequestration of bamboo
> forests
> >to tree forests, in particular clumping (sympodial) bamboos to
> >tropical tree forests. But any comparisons will be helpful at this
> >point.
> > We are also trying to determine how to calculate the
> >total biomass of bamboo that can be harvested over the 70 year life
> >cycle of a bamboo crop. According to INBAR, 20% can be harvest per
> >year. Multiple 20% of the biomass/hectare times 62 years of harvests
> >plus the final harvest and this would be the total biomass harvested.
> >Is this correct? Are there any studies that show how to calculate the
> >total biomass harvested over 70 years?
> > We are also looking for any studies that address the
> >benefits to the local farmers and villages. And we are looking for
> >studies that demonstrate bamboo's ability to restore degraded land
> and
> >purify the ground water.
> > Please let us know of any studies that address these
> >issues. If you can let us know where we can find these studies that
> >would be even better. And the best of all would be if you can email
> or
> >fax a copy of the study to us at: jeffree@bambootechn ologies.com or
> >fax to 808-573-4855.
> >Happy New Year
> >~Jeffree~
> >
> >"Be the change you wish to see in the world."
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"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

Jeffree Trudeau~
Founder~Chairman of the Board~

Bamboo Technologies
Bamboo Living Homes and Resorts
P.O. Box 1238
Haiku,Maui, HI 96708 USA
PH~808-572-1007
FX~808-573-4855
www.bambooliving.com . www.bambootechnologies.com
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