As consumers become more and more ecologically conscious, many homeowners make a point of looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint and improve the energy efficiency of their homes. One way to do this is to make informed decisions about your interior design and to select the most environmentally friendly basic materials that you can find.

One area of major concern is the world’s forests, which have suffered from massive deforestation and illegal logging in previous years. Happily, the modern forest industry has made enormous progress towards sustainability recently, which means that wood flooring can be a much more eco-friendly option than you might think.

The great thing about wood is that it’s naturally renewable, which means that with careful management a forest can supply huge amounts of building materials without being depleted over time. Young trees absorb more carbon dioxide and produce more oxygen than a mature forest, so by harvesting older trees and making way for new planting we can actually improve the atmospheric output of an area of woodland

Much of the rainforest that is destroyed each day is being cleared to make way for farming. While demand for wood remains high, landowners can choose to make their living from the upkeep of a sustainable forest and won’t be forced to clear the way for other, more profitable crops.

If you really want to make the most of every single tree that is felled, you may be interested to learn more about engineered wood flooring. The manufacturing techniques involved in engineered wood flooring are increasingly efficient, and the boards can be made from types of wood that are not currently utilised in solid wood flooring. The results are almost indistinguishable, and can be cost effective too, so engineered wood flooring really is the ideal choice for environmentally friendly homeowners.

Here at Luxury Flooring & Furnishings we offer a wide range of flooring solutions to suit any taste and budget, so take a look around the site to find out more.

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