Sustainability Bamboo Waste Usage

Ar. Mrinalini Sane

Semester 2, M. Arch Construction Management
March 2014
Bamboo : sustainable construction material
Bamboo - fast growing woody grass 2 per day
India - 14 commercially useful species
Second largest producer in world
75% Indian sub-continent a natural habitat for
bamboo
Grows from sea level to over 3500 metres height
4 species - commercially used in Maharashtra
Harvested in 3 to 5 years; yield of 6-8 tons
/year/acre
No replantation required; self-renews with root
system
Rural employment numerous possibilities
Important agent for climate change mitigation
Tubular section low weight; fibres bundled
together
Periodic nodes strengthening rings
Good alternative to steel (steel has greater
embodied energy v/s bamboo)
Light weight, flexible good for prefab
construction


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- increasing the life time, or time to reach the grave
- by prolonging time taken for complete disposal
- by re-use, re-cycle or re-produce
BAMBOO,
Water,
Chemicals,
Adhesives
Products
wide
range
Leaves,
shoots etc.
Numerous
from fodder,
biogas to
medicines
Cottage industry level

WATER - little
ENERGY - little
TRANSPORTATION
almost nil
Waste in
the form
of small
pieces
Bio-
degradable
Handicraft
items
life TIME
life

TIME
processing
production

WATER
ENERGY
TRANSPORTATION
life TIME
Harvesting
Cutting, Curing
Shaping, joinery

WATER for Curing -
reused
ENERGY for Power
tools little
requirement
TRANSPORTATION
from fields to factory
almost nil as farm and
factory in same
district
Waste from bamboo
Nothing is wasted
Every part of bamboo is used for
different purposes; as a result,
there is practically NO WASTE
created.
Also, bamboo waste when
created, is BIODEGRADABLE
Waste shavings, pieces are used as
fodder, converting it to MILK!
Or, used as FUEL.


Barren,
Wasteland
Bamboo
plantation
Fertile
Land
Bamboo facilitates to conversion of WASTE to FERTILE Land
Uses of various parts of bamboo
1.& 2. Rhizome, Sheath
Handicrafts
Vegetables used as food
3. Shoots
4. Base
Charcoal and Pulp
5. Middle Lower
Flooring
Laminated furniture
6. Middle Upper
Blinds
Mats
Carpets
Chopsticks
Toothpicks
Handicrafts

Uses of various parts of bamboo
7. Top
Scaffoldings, shelter support
Brooms, cloths
8. Twigs
9. Leaves
Manure
Fodder
Medicine





Leftovers
Even leftovers are useful
Fibre boards used as
flooring
Fibre ropes used in
clothes and cables as
reinforcement
Packaging
Charcoal
Pulp
Lumber
Fuel
Thank You!