 While on the one hand bamboo, a grass, is strong, versatile and a highly renewable material which grows quick and easy, it is a labour-intensive product and helps create jobs and income. While most building materials are industry-produced, bamboo links agriculture to the construction sector.
- S.K. Pandey, retired forester, currently working as adviser to TERI andNMBA
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Products
Low-Cost Housing
Another innovative design that reduces the steel requirement by 70% in a brick and mortar house. Low-Cost Housing also displaces steel by a natural and renewable resource like Bamboo, where possible.
The features of the low-cost housing are:
- Urban House
- Same look and feel as a concrete house
- With all Modern Amenities
- Use 70% less steel compared to Brick & Mortar house
- Slightly Cooler than Brick & Mortar house
The target price for the Low-Cost Housing is set for Rs 250-Rs 300/sq feet
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