As wood becomes scarcer and energy costs skyrocket, bamboo is becoming more and more valued as a cheap, easy, renewable, and accessible building material. It is one of the fastest growing plants on the earth, adaptable, beautiful, easy to harvest, alternately flexible or stiff, and extremely strong.
During this hands-on workshop, you will learn about: • Benefits of bamboo • Cultivating and harvesting of various species • Treatment and preservation of bamboo poles • Traditional and contemporary construction methods • Integrating bamboo with other building methods • Bamboo troubleshooting • Further resources to get your project underway Get your hands on bamboo and learn about joinery, tools and structural strategies. Recommended for people with some previous construction experience.
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