Centre of Science and Technology for Rural Development. Bamboo Construction For most parts of the India, bamboo is a locally available material and has been used as building material for centuries.
It can be easily grown and is one of the cheapest construction materials. A good bamboo cut into strips has the tensile strength almost equal to that of steel. Abari Adobe and Bamboo Research Institute. Bamboo Water Tank Chitwan, Nepal and Tikur Inchini, Ethiopia Oct 2012- 2013 Background: In July 2012, the Canadian Federal Department of Environment awarded INBAR a new project working with communities in Ethiopia and Nepal to develop new technologies for storing, transporting, and fitering water resources.
The project aims to scale up the use of local resources, such as bamboo, gravel and sand to alleviate the pressures caused by erratic rainfall patterns, which are under threat of further exacerbation by climate change. Improving on the bamboo water tank technology that were adopted in South Asia in the 1970s INBAR in collaboration with ABARI, developed 5000 liter tank that uses local bamboo resources. The process uses flatten bamboo boards coated with water repelling agents instead of traditional woven strips. The process not only makes it easier to build a tank but also makes it stronger. Please download manual for detailed process. MIPAA Mission Presentation - about COSTFORD. Techniques/ technologies COSTFORD uses all the Baker construction systems such as Rat Trap Bond walls, Filler Slab roofing, exposed brickwork.
They have extensively used the Laurie Baker vocabulary in most of their constructions such as brick jali or latticework used along verandahs, around courtyards or as compound walls with concrete or stone copings and brick gateposts, patch-pointing, brick corbelling, etc. COSTFORD strongly believes in preservation of the environmental resources and, hence, promotes the use of energy-efficient materials, which minimize the use of high-energy consuming materials such as cement and steel. They use natural stabilizers such as lime instead of cement.
They do not favor the use of stabilized mud blocks, as they believe that a greater amount of cement gets consumed in the production of stabilized mud blocks, than in constructing masonry with fired bricks. Instead they stabilize the mud blocks with rice-husk and lime. Bamboo Reinforcing Bars for Concrete : Chalet & Bamboo. Everything I need to know about liquid wood. Introduction Liquid Wood is a thermoplastic material made from byproducts of the wood pulp industry to replace plastic materials made from petroleum.
As the reserves of petroleum products are finite and forecast to run out in as little as 30 years, the world is looking for alternatives for all forms of petroleum usage. This discovery of a renewable source for thermoplastics by the Fraunhofer Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) in Germany promises to provide an alternative material for the many applications for plastics. Tecnaro is the company spun off by ICT to promote commercial applications for liquid wood which is now trademarked as Arboform. Liquid Wood is made from lignin which is a waste product from the wood pulp industry. Trends 1. This good looking chair named Zartan by the designers Philippe Starck and Eugeni Quitllet and made by Magis was displayed at the Milan Furniture Fair this year. 2. 3. 4.
Liquid Wood: 100% Organic replacement for everything plastic. German inventors have developed a new material which holds the promise of replacing everything plastic with something as natural as wood.
The material in question is called the Arboform. It is produced after combining lignin, a discarded element of regular wood with natural resins, flax and fiber. Arboform can be molded into any object form which is normally made using non-biodegradable petroleum products. 20 Stunning Examples Of Bamboo Architecture. Now it’s time for bamboo to be used for state-of-the-art research centers.
The Rix Center for Ocean Discoveries, a hub for oceanographic researches designed by the eminent Canadian architectural firm de Hoog & Kierulf, incorporates an area of 1200 sq m and exhibits a plethora of spatial demarcations such as conference halls, lecturing halls and advanced laboratories for marine sciences. But the defining feature of this fascinating design would be its scallop shaped shell composed wholly from bamboo. Sustainable dormitories for Thai orphanage: Architectural firm TYIN Tegnestue has taken up the conscientious approach to bamboo construction.
Noh Bo, a small village on the Thai-Burmese border will witness the construction of these simple yet convenient new dormitories made up of organic bamboo for sheltering a total of about 50 children. St Val Architect proposes a wholesome vernacular bamboo housing project for Haiti: Rryuichi Ashizawa Architect’s Bamboo Forest and Corinth Hut: Bamboo. The Worlds 18 Strangest Bridges: Gallery.