Demonstration Bamboo House at IPIRTI | |
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Materials used for the construction of the above Bamboo House | |
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40mm Aggregate |
1.20 Cu.m. |
20mm Aggregate |
1.30 Cu.m. |
Size Stones |
75 Nos. |
Concrete blocks |
60 Nos. |
(16" x 8" x 8")Bricks |
160 Nos. |
Sand |
9.00 Cu.m. |
Cement |
54 bags |
8mm dia MS bars |
40 kgs |
100mm dia bamboo for columns and trusses |
155.00 R.mtr. |
30mm small dia bamboo for purlins |
70.00 R.mtr. |
Split bamboo of size 20mm x 10mm for grid |
670.00 R.mtr. |
Chicken mesh 1.22 mtr width |
45.0 R.mrt. |
Plantation timber for doors and windows and top plate |
0.50 Cu.m. |
Binding wire |
10 kgs |
Bamboo Mat Corrugated Sheets of size(1mtr x 1.82mtr) |
35 Nos. |
8mm Bamboo mat board for door and window shutters, |
12.00 sq.mtr |
louvers and gussets |
2.00 sq.mtr. |
4mm glass for window shutters and ventilators |
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Half Bricks for flooring |
1 load |
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Hardware |
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J-bolts with bitumen & cupwashers of length 4” to 5” |
120 Nos. |
M.S. bolts dia 8 mm of length 5” for gussets |
80 Nos. |
L- Clamps for column and rafter connections of size 6”x6”of width 30 mm and thickness of 4 mm |
10 Nos. |
Nails |
6 Kgs |
G.I. wire for fixing purlins to rafters 14 gauge |
4 Kgs. |
foundations are minimised, wall panels are non-loadbearing and can be reduced in thickness, basic components (bamboo, wire, bolts, chicken mesh, cement) are inexpensive.
Bamboo is available in commercial quantities using the established supply system. It is a renewable resource with a short rotation period and can be grown on degraded land. The bamboo is treated using environmentally friendly preservatives. The use of high energy embodied materials (cement, steel) is minimised.
The system offers traditional materials in a modern engineering context. The result is homely, with the feel of permanence
All bamboo components are treated with safe preservatives to give extended life; the structure is engineered to resist wind and earthquake forces and other imposed lads.
Only basic carpentry and masonry tools and skills are required to undertake the construction. A number of cost-effective, affordable houses have been built or planned using the bamboo building system developed by IPIRTI and TRADA. These are shown here.
IPIRTI Test Building | ||
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Corrugated mat board roof | ||
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Bamboo reinforced cement mortar walls | Matboard doors & Shutters |
Demonstration House at Chikkabetthalli, Bangalore | |
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Interior is cool and light | |
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Roof details | Corrugated mat board and bamboo trusses |
Bamboo Mat Board | Bamboo Mat Corrugated Sheet | Bamboo Mat Tray | Bamboo Match Stick
Bamboo Laminates | Bamboo Mat Veneer Composite | Bamboo Housing
Pre-fab Bamboo House | Bamboo Mat Ridge Cap | Bamboo Mat Moulded Skin Board