Moisture Seal and Adhesive
• Moisture Barrier
• Bostik D288
• Titebond 531
• Titebond 571
• Adhesives
• Bostik D321
• Titebond 741
• Titebond 811
• Titebond 821

VOC LEVELS
Flooring - Ambient conducts annual tests using an independent American laboratory to ensure accurate technical statistics. The following are results from a formaldehyde test of our bamboo flooring products. E1- European standards state that formaldehyde contents must be less than 0.10ppm.

SHIPPING MATERIAL
Packing peanuts - made of organic cornstarch. These peanuts decompose in water leaving no toxic waste. FDA approved.

Stretch wrap - 3% post-industry recycled content.

Boxes - biodegradable and when possible we reuse boxes if they are in good condition.

Corrugated packing material
- 100% recycled content
- Recyclable

Sample Envelopes - According to USPS the free Priority Mail shipping boxes and envelopes are manufactured using environmentally friendly methods and are entirely recyclable.

FLOOR CLEANER

• VOC limits for general household cleaners are 4%
• The VOCs in our Ambient Hardwood Floor Cleaner are <2%, making them less than half of the approved limit.

AFFILIATIONS

• US Green Building Council- a non-profit community promoting green building and setting guidelines for certification. Certification is earned for environmentally friendly product choices, developments, energy sources, and engineering. LEED credits are assigned by a third-party program.
• NWFA
• WFCA

BAMBOO FACTS

Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on earth.
A sixty-foot bamboo cut for market takes 59 days to replace. It can be selectively harvested annually and regenerates without replanting.

Bamboo helps reduce carbon dioxide gases.
Some bamboo sequesters up to 12 tons of carbon dioxide per hectare, which makes it a highly efficient plant, and conducive to fresh air. It is known to produce greater biomass and 30% more oxygen than a hardwood forest of comparable size.

Bamboo is a natural water control barrier.
Because of its widespread root system and large canopy, bamboo greatly reduces rain run off, prevents massive soil erosion, and keeps twice as much water in a watershed.

Bamboo can restore degraded lands.
It is a pioneering plant and can be grown in soil damaged by overgrazing and poor agriculture. Proper harvesting does not kill the bamboo plant, so topsoil is held in place. Because of its dense litter on the forest floor, it feeds topsoil, restoring healthy agricultural lands for generations to come.

Eco-costs of shipping across the world: If you live on the West Coast and buy an Oak or Maple floor (which comes from the East), there is more embodied energy in that product than a bamboo floor made near the coast in China and shipped over the water. Ocean freight is simply that much more efficient. And this does not even take into account the fact that the tree cut on the East Coast will take 50 years to grow back whereas the bamboo tree cut in China will take only 5 years to grow back.

FACTORIES

• ISO 9001 Certified. This is an International Consensus on good quality management practices outlining requirements systems must meet leading to a consistently quality product that satisfies customers’ expectations.
• ISO 14001 Certified. This is the Guideline for an organization’s environmental policy is set based on the elements of an environmental management system and its implementation. Commitment to compliance and continual improvement can be audited to demonstrate that the environmental management system is operating effectively in conformity to the standards set.