Bamboo as a sustainable building construction material

The Building Construction Industry is one of the major consumers of energy based on fossil fuels in different forms. While the population around the world is growing the demand for housing, infrastructure, and other construction is also increasing. With advanced technology and innovation, a high range of types of building materials is available but they have very high embodied energy due to many chemical processes and other associated factors. The current paper highlights the need to use materials such as Bamboo, which are available in nature and can be used easily without being highly energy-intensive, less embodied energy, and environmentally sustainable. The study has been based on a few tests conducted using UTM (Universal Testing Machine) to measure the tensile strength and compressive strength of treated and untreated bamboo and compare it with concrete and steel. Further, bamboo can be grown at multiple locations with little investment, replenished easily, and has tremendous potential as a sustainable building material for small and large building constructions thereby helping reduce the carbon footprint. © 2022