Low carbon construction using Guadua Bamboo in Colombia

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 517, Issue , 2012, Pages 127-134

  Archila Santos, Hector F ^a   Ansell, Martin P ^b   Walker, Pete ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bamboo; Building; Construction; Guadua

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; CARBON; DETERIORATION; DURABILITY; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; EARTHQUAKES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BUILDING LIFE CYCLE; CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; GUADUA; LOW CARBON CONSTRUCTIONS; STRUCTURE , PROPERTIES; TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE;

CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 84863708210     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.517.127     Document Type: Conference Paper

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