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Eco Palmwood
The Exotic Hardwood Alternative
Description
- 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.
Uses
- 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.
Advantages
- Knot free as the tree naturally doesn’t grow branches or growth rings.
- Manufactured product has good insect resistance properties.
- Good resistance to rot and mould.
- Good moisture resistant properties.
Disadvantages
Embodied Energy
- Transportation and distribution from overseas increase the level of embodied energy.
Source/Origin
- Mainly Southeast Asia and South America, along coastal regions.
Renewable
- 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.
Recycled content
Environmental & Health
- 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 – 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.
Performance
Recyclable
Disposal / Biodegradable
Ethics
- Using this material helps sustain local trade by turning a waste by product into a profitable timber substitute.
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