MILL VALLEY, CALIF.—NanaWall Systems, a producer of opening glass walls, introduces the first folding door system in the United States to feature custom-crafted frames of laminated bamboo. The Energy Star-certified NanaWall folding door system incorporates the most ecologically responsible wood-alternative material on the market today.
“We chose laminated bamboo because our customers requested more ecologically responsible material to use in LEED certified projects,” said Ebrahim Nana, president of NanaWall Systems. “We already offer FSC wood but laminated bamboo takes the concept one step further and is recognized as a rapidly renewable resource by the U.S. Green Building Council.”
The NanaWall is used in more than 100 hospitality venues across North America: hotels, restaurants, resorts and conference centers, lobbies and more, from the LEED certified Hotel Indigo in San Diego to Hotel Nikko in Guam to Whitetail Shore Lodge in McCall, Idaho.
Laminated Bamboo products meet criteria for 2011 “CALGreen” A4.405.4 (Use of building materials from renewable sources) and contribute to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification under MR Credit 6—Rapidly renewable materials, IEQ Credit 4.4—Low-emitting materials; ID Credit 1—Innovation in Design (Environmentally Preferable Material), and ID Credit 2—Innovation in Design (Life Cycle Assessment/Environmental Impact).
Laminated bamboo is available with NanaWall’s WD65 wood-framed system and WA67 aluminum-clad wood-framed system. Laminated bamboo is an engineered bamboo product that is structurally superior to its wood counterparts. With three grain and two color choices available, it is not only structurally stable but aesthetically pleasing. The production process uses 15 percent less embodied energy than that of engineered wood and 300 percent less embodied energy than aluminum and steel. Laminated bamboo on average is 20 percent more stable than wood in moisture and temperature changes, 10 times stronger than wood in tension and three times stronger mechanically. Bamboo sequesters 35 percent more carbon than its tree counterparts and also produces 30 percent more oxygen than a like-sized timber forest area.
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