| Bamboo has a long and well established tradition for being used as a construction material throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. With the rising global concern, Bamboo is a critical resource as it is very efficient in sequestering carbon and helps in reduction of Green House gas emissions.In the modern context when forest cover is fast depleting and availability of wood is increasingly becoming scarce, the research and development undertaken in past few decades have established and amply demonstrated that Bamboo could be a viable substitute of wood and several other traditional materials for housing and building construction sector and several infrastructure works. |
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The strength-weight ratio of Bamboo also supports its uses a highly resilient material against forces created by high velocity winds and earthquakes. Above all Bamboo is renewable raw material resource from agro-forestry and if properly treated and industrially processed, components made by Bamboo can have a reasonable life of 30 to 40 years. Though natural durability of Bamboo varies according to species and the types of treatments. Varied uses and applications in building construction have established Bamboo as an environment-friendly, energy-efficient and cost-effective construction material.
Assam has a long tradition of using Bamboo as a building materials and various household products and also indigenous expertise of seasoning & treatment of Bamboo but commercial plant for seasoning or treatments are lacking. This has now become obstacle for growth and development and popularizing of the Bamboo in the region to great extend.
FACILITIES AVAILABLE :-
- You can season and treat your Bamboo on payments of nominal fees
- You can contact various artisans for different Bamboo products.
- You can purchaser seasoned and treated Bamboo
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