bamboo Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:58:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Bamboo Studied as Green Alternative to Many Construction Materials https://www.greenoptimistic.com/bamboo-studied-as-green-alternative-to-many-construction-materials-20120816/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/bamboo-studied-as-green-alternative-to-many-construction-materials-20120816/#respond Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:58:16 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=25813 Hard as steel, quick-growing (three times faster than hard woods), bamboo has been long used in countries like Colombia to make good, durable home. However, its drawbacks like the sensitivity to UV rays and humidity, thin walls and empty interior made it become less used due to the poor fire resistance. A team of researchers […]

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