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| source: designboom |
In the West when we want to construct a building we use steel scaffolding. It is a strong, rigid material that works well for our building needs. However, it isn't the most sustainable or ethical product to be using, as steel takes a lot of energy to produce and to recycle.
In the Far East, such as Hong Kong, they use a different material for their scaffolding needs. Bamboo.
Bamboo is a very eco-friendly material. It grows very fast which makes it extremely sustainable. It's cheap and much easier to transport than steel. It can be cut and bent to any desired length or shape and is still strong enough to hold builders and materials. It takes no time at all to construct a scaffolding structure made from bamboo, without the aid of machinery and the dismantling process is just as easy.
Overall, bamboo is no brainer when it comes to a scaffolding solution. The environmental and ethical factors are just as relevant as the practical factors.
In the rapidly increasing technological world of the Far East, it is nice to see that traditional bamboo still has a place in construction.
More information can be found here.
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| source: designboom |
Great find - very interesting.
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