I will mainly focus on using bamboo as structure members rather than decoration. Although bamboo is a sustainable building material, there are some disadvantages:
1. It is not a local material.
2. The durability. (fungi)
3. Application technology.
Really like your idea Ji, I have found a couple sites that might help your reasearch.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.networkearth.org/naturalbuilding/bamboo.html
This site has a lot of information about Bamboo related construction, should be some help.
http://www.startupbizhub.com/start-a-bamboo-farm.htm
Here people are discussing the feasibility of growing Bamboo in climates other then the tropics. There were some posts about people wanting to grow Bamboo in Ontario and on Vancouver Island. Hope these help a little.
Hope the research goes well! I am still looking for information on the average energy consumption of a mobile trailer, if you stumble accross anything let me know! Cheers!
Blog is looking great!
ReplyDeleteThrough my research I came across a house utilizing a great deal of bamboo. The house designed by Japanese Architect Kengo Kuma is featured in the book 'The Green House'. You might be able to find it online but if not let me know and I can get you the information from it.
I found lots of pictures of the house, dubbed 'The Great (Bamboo) Wall', just by searching Kuma's name. Most of the info seems to be more about the design features of the house but figured it might be a good instance of Bamboo structure to check out.
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hey Xiaoyang, have you considered used bamboo as a scaffolding material instead of steel. It could be a cheap, practical application for it. below is a website briefly desribing it, and lots of good pictures.
ReplyDeletegood luck,
Dennis
(http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/6888/hong-kong-bamboo-scaffolding.html)
Thanks, Rob.
ReplyDeleteThese sites are really helpful and growing bamboo in Canada can reduces significant amount of cost.
Thanks, Warren.
ReplyDeleteThose houses are cool. I need to incorporate them with Canada's local condition.
Thanks, Dennis.
ReplyDeleteExactly, people in China use bamboo as scaffolding. The pictures are cool, and they show that bamboo is a strong material.
Hey Xiaoyang,
ReplyDeleteI found this blurb in one of my books and I was wondering if you need to focus on a certain type of bamboo or are they all the same (the moso species of bamboo are mentioned)
"Think for a moment about bamboo. In the last few years, this quick-growing grass (it's not a wood, as is commonly thought) has become a material of choice in many green buildings. It is most often used as a substitue for hardwood flooring, but also appears in plywood, cabinets, countertops, bedding, and window treatments. The moso species of bamboo, which can be used to make these products, can grow up to thirty feet in one year, and needs only five years to mature. The same plant can also be cut and harvested four or five times before it must be replanted. These characteristics make bamboo a sought-after material in the green building community. Because bamboo is rapidly renewable, easy to grow, cost competitive, and able to be reharvested, it is considered a very sustainable building material."
Xiaoyang,
ReplyDeleteI came across an article with information about the compressive and tensile strengths of bamboo. Hope it can help.
http://bambus.rwth-aachen.de/eng/PDF-Files/Mechanical%20properties%20of%20bamboo.pdf
Hey Xiaoyang,
ReplyDeleteI really like your research topic, sounds interesting. I did a little search for you and found this other blog that made have some good information for for you. Check it out.
http://lambooincorporated.blogspot.com/2010/11/lamboo-inc-sustainability-at-its-best.html
Thanks Marc.
ReplyDeleteI am not focus on any certain type of bamboo. I have read some articles the authors talked about different type of bamboos. My research will mainly focus on structure members.
Thanks Thomas.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, bamboo has good mechanical properties.
Thanks Kyle.
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