Why are some people in the green building industry so bullish on bamboo? -- Tim Carey, Puyallup, Washington Answer: Bamboo, one of the fastest-growing plants on the planet, is well-known as a ...

Hardwood flooring is valued for its beauty and charm as well as its overall durability. Wood floors are also hygienic and easy to clean, making them an excellent choice for those bothered by dust and ...

Ghana 39;s Volta Lake, a sprawling 8,500 square kilometre expanse of water, holds a secret beneath its surface: a vast ...

Elkhart, Ind.-based Patrick Industries Inc., a component manufacturer for the RV, marine and manufactured housing markets, ...

Michael Chenoweth, president of the Florida Keys chapter of the Izaak Walton League, will speak on “How North Key Largo ...

The technique, invented in the 18th century by Thomas Bewick, involves engraving into the endgrain surface of boxwood, fruitwoods or tropical hardwoods, inking the surface and printing it on to ...

Prices vary depending on the cost of raw wood, from £15 per square metre for the cheapest options to £82 per square metre for some tropical hardwoods. Pros of parquet flooring: Durable, beautiful and ...

It has many uses including filling scratches in your wooden furniture, smoothing out the pores of wood pieces, and even filling gaps in old hardwood flooring. But as you may surmise from wood filler's ...

Tropical Cyclone Sean has formed near the Pilbara Coast. Picture: Bureau of Meteorology Overnight, the strongest wind gusts recorded by the observing network were 113km/h in Barrow Island and ...

Tropical Cyclone Sean is now a category three system about 465 kilometres off the coast of Exmouth. While it did not reach the mainland, the Pilbara coast experienced heavy rain, flooding major ...

See All Key Ideas On the slopes of Mount Kalatungan, a protected area on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, rows of robusta coffee shrubs thrive alongside tropical hardwoods like ...

Two tropical lows sitting off WA's northern coast are expected to combine and intensify into a tropical cyclone over the weekend. The cyclone is unlikely to cross the WA coast, but could bring ...