Bamboo Could Turn The World's Construction Trade On Its Head

Bamboo can also be a tasty snack. Credit: Chris Ison/PABy Dirk Hebel, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ZurichBamboo, a common grass which can be harder to pull apart than steel, has the potential to revolutionize building construction throughout the world. But that’s not all. As a raw material found predominantly in the developing world, without a pre-existing industrial infrastructure built to skew things towards the rich world, bamboo has the potential to completely shift international economic relations. read more

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