15 SUSTAINABLE TERRACE TIPS: LOCAL WOOD INSTEAD OF BANGKIRAI

Bangkirai, sometimes called Bankirai or Bangirai, is a tropical tree with the botanical name Shorea laevis. The original trade name of the wood, which comes from Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo, was Yellow Balau. For decades, tropical woods such as Bangkirai were touted as the ideal material for building European terraces, with little insight into the environmentally damaging consequences of the intensive cultivation and extraction of tropical woods.

Fortunately, modern construction and architecture are rethinking things. The question arises: what alternatives are there to using tropical woods? If summer temperatures inspire you to build a terrace, you are probably faced with exactly this question. The following idea book explains why Bangkirai is unfortunately still used, why it is so popular and which local woods are excellent alternatives for terrace construction.

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