A little about bamboo as a resource – bamboo is the fastest growing plant in the world , it can grow up to 91cm (3ft) in 24 hours! That’s 25mm every 40 minutes! Bamboo has a tensile strength that rivals steel and a higher compressive strength than wood, brick or concrete. It can grow to 30 metres in 3 to 7 years, growing to it’s full height in a single growing season (3 to 4 months) It can be harvested in 5 to 7 years. making it the ‘most sustainable wood in the world’ but technically it is a grass species.
Advantages of Bamboo as a Building Material
- Bamboo is easy to cut, handle, repair, reposition and maintain, without the need for sophisticated tools or equipment
- Because of it’s extraordinary physical characteristics, bamboo is suitable for all types of structures and constructions
- Bamboo is non-polluting and does not have crusts or parts that can be considered waste. Instead of adding to the problems of polluting landfills like conventional building waste, any part of the bamboo that is not used is recycled back into the earth as fertilizer or can be processed as bamboo charcoal
- It’s circular form and hollow sections make bamboo a light building material which is easy to handle, transport and store. Therefore building with bamboo saves time.
- Bamboo can be utilised for permanent or temporary constructions
- In each of it’s nodes, bamboo has a dividing or transverse wall that maintains strength and allows bending thus preventing rupturing when bent. Because of this fantastic characteristic, a bamboo construction in earthquake areas of the world, offers superior resistance and resilience
- The composition of the fibres in the walls of the bamboo allows it to be cut lengthwise or cross-cut in pieces of any length, using simple manual tools
- The natural surface of the bamboo is smooth, clean with an attractive colour which does not require scraping, staining or polishing
- Besides being used as a structural element, bamboo can also serve other functions such as : flooring, wall panelling, water pipes, drainage and furniture. It is also has anti-bacterial characteristics which even make it ideal for food or drink containers and implements
- Another advantage of building with bamboo is that iut can be used in combination with other types of construction materials, for example reinforcing materials for foundations
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