Twentieth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability

Abstract

Bamboo architecture offers a potential solution to the environmental, economical, and social issues that society is currently confronting. Bamboo as a building material has a very high potential for constructing eco-buildings for sustainable development in Bangladesh. Using bamboo as a local material in building construction will be completely eco-friendly and can result in significant material and transportation cost savings which have been followed for years. At this point, the involvement of communities could be introduced to bamboo architecture by utilizing local resources in a more holistic approach, which includes materials, technologies, necessary knowledge and skill sets, and social capital. This paper presents a rationale for the construction of a bamboo building that promotes zero carbon emissions with the active involvement of marginalized communities along with accentuating the use of bamboo in contemporary design, particularly in Bangladesh, to improve social perceptions about bamboo and to promote its usage as a building material. Focus group discussion, structure, semi-structured questionnaire survey, and daylong workshop with the construction techniques experts were the primary methodologies for this research. It places an emphasis on practicality and efficiency in the use of community resources, as well as a strategy for sustainable eco-buildings. This is accomplished by utilizing treated bamboo, experimenting with joinery details, knitting, and weaving for all infill components, as well as by involving the community in all project phases, from project concept to design to execution. By doing this, it will increase strong ownership of the built structure and ultimately advance sustainability’s long-term objectives.