Bamboo Living prefabricated bamboo houses
Bamboo Living Homes is a maui, Hawaii based firm that recognises the benefits of building green homes from bamboo. Technically bamboo is a grass rather than a tree and is the fastest growing plant on earth with some varieties growing about four feet a day. There are a few unique things about bamboo that make it very appealing from an environmental point of view. Obviously it is a renewable resource and matures in around five years. It is basically a carbon sink as it converts carbon dioxide into sugars that form the fibres of the plant. It is strong enough to withstand earthquakes and hurricanes and actually survives them better than other building materials.
The variety of bamboo that Bamboo Living Homes uses a ‘timber’ species and the hollow tube shape gives it a strength factor about 1.9 times more than an equivalent solid wood beam. There are a variety of designs to choose from or you can custom design a home for yourself. you can even create your own resort villas with the prefabricated villas delivered to your site and an installation person then trains local personnel in assembling them. Prices on the site are shown per square foot so you can get an idea of the pricing as well.
More details about Bamboo Living Homes at their website.
