Bamboo [WBB]

Hollow-stemmed plant. Its stiff tubular stems, sometimes up to 150-200 mm diameter, are used as a building material. It is commonly used as split and woven construction, in the form of trusses and frames. Bamboo construction has been traditionally used in South-East Asia (India), East Asia (China), South Pacific, and to certain extent in Central and South America.

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Bamboo grove in Kyoto, Japan (M. Brzev)

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Bamboo frame construction on stilts found in flood- and earthquake-prone areas such as Assam, India (People in Centre)

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Bamboo frame construction, Assam, India (People in Centre)

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Woven bamboo mats are used in low-income housing in Central America (www.guaduabamboo.com/images/low_income_bamboo_housing.jpg)

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Traditional Bahay Kubo homes in Phillipines are built using bamboo (http://slr07.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/bahay-kubo.jpg)