More expensive but highly durable (our floors date back 1932) is cork. 
 Also a sustainable choice it is soft yet can be easily refinished or 
 spot filled. It has great audio qualities too if echo is an issue.

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 On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 08:57:24 -0700, Stacey Otte wrote:
> Thanks to everyone for your feedback! It sounds like bamboo would not
> be good in a high-traffic environment where we will be moving cases,
> having events, etc. I know there are some new bamboo products billed
> as more durable, but not sure I want to take that risk!
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Stacey Otte
> The Wildling Museum
>
> FROM: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] ON
> BEHALF OF Jennifer Wisniewski
> SENT: Monday, July 30, 2012 11:26 AM
> TO: [log in to unmask]
> SUBJECT: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Bamboo flooring in museums
>
> Bamboo is great in that it's an environmentally sustainable material,
> but it's also very soft and doesn't hold up well to repeated abuse. 
> We
> have bamboo flooring in our exhibit galleries, and in my experience 
> it
> scratches _very_ easily. We have to be careful when moving exhibit
> cases in our temporary gallery because dragging them on the floor 
> will
> scratch it. And the few times we've tried putting graphics on the
> floor("This way to blank exhibit" with an arrow) it pulled up part of
> the surface layer when we removed them.
>
> I can't say whether or not this is a problem for all bamboo flooring
> since this is my only experience with it, but I applaud the effort to
> be green. I do have to say that the flooring has held up better in
> other areas where we don't have to move exhibit cases and crates on a
> regular basis, but I don't think I'd recommend it for areas where you
> want a durable surface that can take a lot of abuse and still look
> good.
>
> Jennifer Wisniewski
>
> Exhibits Specialist
>
> William J. Clinton Presidential Library
>
> _And of course, this email expresses my personal opinion and not that
> of my employer (National Archives and Records Administration) or the
> federal government which NARA is a part of._
>
>>>> Stacey Otte  7/30/2012 12:34 PM >>>
> Hi, all
>
> Does anyone have any experience with using bamboo flooring in a 
> museum
> setting? In particular I'm wondering about durability and type used.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Stacey Otte
> Executive Director
> The Wildling Museum
> 2928 San Marcos Ave.
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