Eco Palmwood

The Exotic Hardwood Alternative

Eco palmwood is a more sustainable alternative to exotic and hardwood timber.
Timber is harvested from coconut palm tree plantations once the trees stop producing nuts, around 70 to 80 years.
The colour varies from honey to dark mahogany.
Timber density can differ from tree to plantation.
Honey coloured palmwood has low density, medium coloured is medium density and dark coloured is high density.

Suitable for interior and exterior applications.
Low density is suitable for panelling and decorative elements.
Medium density is suitable for stud walls and ceiling joists.
The higher density timber is suitable for architectural elements; door frames, window frames, furniture, flooring (planks, parquet tiles), structural floor joists and pillars.

Transportation and distribution from overseas increase the level of embodied energy.

Coconut palm trees are in abundance from mass planting that occurred about 100 years ago, when they were planted for commercial farming.
However the commercial use of coconuts is not in high demand nowadays with less plantations being sustained.

Formaldehyde free adhesives and resins are available for flooring, furniture and panelling, reducing VOC emissions into your home.
Non toxic finishes are available for flooring, furniture and panelling.
Coconut palms that are no longer producing nuts are harvested, otherwise these would be felled and replaced without use &ndash; this makes efficient use of material that would either be incinerated or thrown in landfill sites.
The higher the demand for this timber substitute, the lower the demand for exotic hardwood timber from natural rainforests that are being depleted and ultimately destroyed.