Bamboo is a material that has been used in plenty in construction besides in industry, agriculture, and various modes of transportation. It also features significantly in furniture, blinds and mats as well as select household items.

With its growth faster than the fastest growing tree, where some species reach up to one metre a day, the construction industry and furniture industry are increasingly looking at bamboo to replace conventional timber.

Carbon footprint

Being one of the strongest natural building materials and harvestable every three to four years unlike 40 to 60 years for traditional hardwood, extending the use of bamboo in interiors is being explored intensely to address carbon footprint while lending a natural aura to living spaces..............Read More

Source: The Hindu