By: Luke Schuette A little more than 200 years ago, in 1822, the German botanist Carl Sigismund Kunth (18 June 1788 – 22 March 1850) described Guadua as a genus unique and completely independent from the smaller, softer, and less rigid Asian Species known of by botanist of the period. Kunth used the indigenous word ‘angustifolia’ (narrow leaf), which was the name given to this bamboo among the native communities of Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Costa Rica. Ger

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.....which means we can produce the Strongest GluLam Beams and Columns in the world. ArchLam® (Radial Laminated Bamboo), a proprietary SEB (Structural Engineered Bamboo) product by ReNüTeq is over twice the strength of any engineered Timber or Bamboo Product. ArchLam® has an MOE of over 4,000 Ksi, and is manufactured in the United States. It’s proprietary slat materials are derived from the strongest bamboo species in the world. Guadua is locally sourced from Central America.