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We would like to introduce you to Morning Star Bamboo Flooring, an eco-friendly hardwood flooring option that we used at our Wilmington, NC Green home. Morning Star grows and harvests their bamboo in a low, mountainous region of China. Every bamboo plant harvested grows back to the same maturity level in four to six years, far faster than trees and without the need for replanting.

Bamboo is a product rapidly gaining in popularity as a home element that can be enjoyed with minimal environmental impact. The plant’s incredible versatility has allowed it to become a raw material for flooring. Bamboo is a grass, but when mature it possesses a hardness that’s greater than many woods, including popular flooring choices like red oak, white oak and northern hard maple. Bamboo is a highly renewable resource, growing quickly and then ready to be harvested and processed into flooring. Bamboo flooring planks have a tongue-and-groove design to make installation as straightforward as it is for traditional hardwood. There’s simply no reason not to choose bamboo for your floor!

For more information on Morning Star Bamboo Flooring, visit their site!

To view Mark Johnson Custom Homes’ Green home and other homes available for sale, visit our Inventory Page!

This home’s bamboo flooring was installed by Ed Newsome’s Hardwood Floors, Inc. of Wilmington, NC, where Quality Work = Customer Satisfaction.

St. James Plantation Green builder Mark Johnson Custom Homes, Inc and the EPA encourage you to “Pick Five” simple actions to protect the environment’s resources.  Small adjustments to your current lifestyle can make a huge impact over time, such as turning off the water when brushing your teeth. And even the smallest efforts can help keep you and your family safe. Learn about the UV affects in your area, be aware of the pesticides in your home or change your bulbs to compact fluorescent.

For the complete article, click here.

To learn about a new device that will help monitor your lifestyle choices and save you money, read our previous blog post on The Energy Detective.

The newly appointed United Way of the Cape Fear Area President Christopher Nelson has been spending his first few months in the position meeting with local business leaders hoping to spread awareness and increase activity. St. James Plantation custom home builder Mark Johnson Custom Homes is excited to join Nelson and the United Way of the Cape Fear Area in their efforts.

Focusing on the issues and concerns primarily in our region, Nelson anticipates making an impact where the community is in most need and to impact the greatest amount of people.  The United Way is committed to finding the causes of a community’s problems, such as youth violence and homelessness, and address the root of those problems rather than just applying quick fixes or “band-aids”.

To read more on Christopher Nelson and the United Way of the Cape Fear Area, click here.

To become involved, contact the United Way of the Cape Fear Area.