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This article captures the essence of the reason why we are so excited to offer MOSO® Bamboo X-treme® on the website. It is a superior product before it is a Green Product. It is fantastic on so many levels, from aesthetics, engineering, design, and its value to decarbonizing the world economy.

This article breaks down the nitty-gritty of how much CO₂ is tied up. It looks at the math to provide a straightforward account of product weight to CO₂ gas relationships. Our business practice applies this information to quoting, and product consumption takes. When we give you a quote, you will get an estimated CO₂ bound up in the product. We call this process simply CO₂ lockup. The experts call it Construction Stored Carbon, CSC.

We also extend this thinking to the finished product. We offer free dataplates with every deck installation that we supply. View prototypes of the plates and how you can participate. The dataplates are made available for any form factor of X-treme®. Read the article, and learn the math behind the CO₂ claims. Then, see and learn more about the dataplates.

Why is the Ipê Market so Volatile?

Ipê, (Portuguese), has long been regarded as the gold standard of hardwoods and for good reason. This uniquely dense wood provides an unparalleled level of durability against mold, insects, and fire with its unmistakable look that was once revered internationally by architects and designers alike.

Unfortunately, these benefits come at an increasingly steep price, and Ipê has never been more expensive or difficult to find than today. In fact, many builders across the country have been forced to put their projects on hold until inventory is replenished, with no guarantee that prices will not continue to increase in the near future.

Ipê also comes at an ever increasing environmental price, contributing significantly to the destruction of the Amazon. These impacts have led to many eco-conscious designers and architects eliminating its use completely, opting for a new generation of bamboo-based hardwood alternatives. These hardwood replacements boast the same fire resistance, beauty, and resilience of Ipê with superior ease of use, dimensional stability, durability, and environmental sustainability.

With the future of Ipê in jeopardy, we have outlined the top reasons the Ipê supply chain is in near collapse, and what can be done about it.

A significant member of your at-home community is the family pet. More and more, home remodeling decisions include the needs and security of your pet cat or dog. And why not; the average lifespan of your pet may encompass the growing up years of children in the home as well.

For example, there are very genuine dangers to the health of animals if the floors in your home are too smooth. When dogs slip or slide as they maneuver the halls and living room, they run the risk of dislocating hip bones, shoulders and creating general tendon damage over time. T