The Bamboo Construction workshop will take place over 5 days, covering full day intensive sessions offered daily from 9 AM to 5 PM. The sessions are offered according with area of focus, as follows:
NATURAL BUILDING WITH BAMBOO
Bamboo is an eco-friendly natural resource known for its rapid growth. As a core component of the workshop, participants will gain the basic knowledge, skills and practice needed for bamboo construction, as well as technologies that use bamboo in combination with other materials.
Sessions include:
Theory and practice of working with bamboo
Treating bamboo against insects
Bamboo carpentry: bending, cutting, joineries, split and weave bamboo
Bamboo construction
After learning basic skills in bamboo technology, participants will help in making a bamboo structure and learn the know-how of building construction in the native tree.