Adopting Bamboo as Green Building Material – An Overview and Its Status in Vietnam

Bamboo is an incredibly versatile plant that has a wide range of applications across many different industries. Structurally, bamboo has been used widely both in its natural round forms or being processed to engineered bamboo aiming to substitute timbers. The amount of research on bamboo has been increasing significantly recently due to strong interest in bamboo as part of the trend of carbon neutral and sustainable development. This paper provides a summary of research on bamboo material that makes it a sustainable building material. Current research trends, and codes and regulations for the design of bamboo are highlighted. The paper also discusses applications and research on bamboo in Vietnam.