In addition to interior flooring, bamboo apparently is good for outdoors, too. BamDeck is an 8-foot-long bamboo deck board that its manufacturer says is comparable to ipe. Dense, strong, and durable, it’s also rapidly renewable, the company adds. Free of urea-formaldehyde glues, the boards assemble with a groove-and-groove hidden fastening system. Cali Bamboo, 888.788.2254;
www.calibamboo.com.
Energy Smart is an LED replacement bulb that looks like an incandescent.
The Debris series is largely made from baghouse dust, granite dust, and spent abrasives.
EasyGreen creates vegetated walls inside and outside.
Invisi Series II's flushing mechanism and tank are hidden behind the walls.
Voltex's hybrid technology results in an operating cost of roughly $200 per year.