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The article discusses the environmental benefits of bamboo. The article describes how the tensile and compression strength of bamboo offer an attractive alternative to building materials such as steel, concrete, and timber. Details are provided regarding manufacturers such as Smith & Fong, Bambu, and Calfee Design that are actively using bamboo to make houses, housewares, floors, and bicycles. Comments from environmentalist architect Michael McDonough are provided.

The article discusses the environmental benefits of bamboo. The article describes how the tensile and compression strength of bamboo offer an attractive alternative to building materials such as steel, concrete, and timber. Details are provided regarding manufacturers such as Smith & Fong, Bambu, and Calfee Design that are actively using bamboo to make houses, housewares, floors, and bicycles. Comments from environmentalist architect Michael McDonough are provided.

Reports on the Dutch engineer Jules Janssen and his discoveries about the sturdiness of bamboo structures. Suggestion that bamboo constructions may aid the housing needs of developing countries; Reasons why people prefer steel and aluminum.

Reports on the Dutch engineer Jules Janssen and his discoveries about the sturdiness of bamboo structures. Suggestion that bamboo constructions may aid the housing needs of developing countries; Reasons why people prefer steel and aluminum.