Volume : II, Issue : III, March - 2013

Bamboo: Eco–Friendly Building Material in Indian Context

Rushabh A. Shah, Hitesh D. Bambhava, Jayeshkumar Pitroda

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The diminishing wood resource and reduction in natural forests, particularly in the tropics, have focused world attention on the need to identify a substitute building material that should be renewable, environment friendly and widely available. In view of its rapid growth, a ready adaptability to most climatic conditions and properties, superior to most new fast growing wood, bamboo emerges as a very suitable alternative. This paper deals with some of the main properties and the major uses of bamboo and its culms. It also recommends on the various preservation techniques to be adopted in order to enhance the durability and various Indian Standard codes (IS codes) for bamboo and bamboo products.

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Rushabh A. Shah, Hitesh D. Bambhava, Jayeshkumar Pitroda Bamboo: Eco-Friendly Building Material in Indian Context International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.II, Issue.III March 2013

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