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Task Force on Bamboo Construction

Bamboo Construction Task Force

The Bamboo Construction Task Force, facilitated by INBAR, coordinates the activities of international research institutes and commercial companies interested in the structural uses of bamboo. Prior to the Task Force’s initiation, there was no coordination or communication between research teams working on this subject.

The Task Force supports INBAR’s membership of the Global Network for Sustainable Housing: the world’s premier knowledge network on sustainable housing, hosted by UN Habitat in Nairobi. Its overall objective is to act as the world’s premier information and knowledge center on the structural uses of bamboo.

Objectives
  • Help drive and refine the development of new international standards on the structural uses of bamboo and review and update existing international standards;
  • Support global coordination and knowledge dissemination on sustainable bamboo construction;
  • Facilitate the development of pro-poor methodologies for designing and constructing sustainable bamboo housing;
  • Strengthen the capacity of construction sector stakeholders in sustainable bamboo housing;
  • Raise awareness and advocate for bamboo construction being mainstreamed in national housing policies and regulations.
Expected outputs

Existing ISO standards on the structural uses of bamboo reviewed and, where necessary, updated every five years.

  • New standards developed and published in the following areas: strength grading, connection design, test methods, and determination of engineered bamboo material / product characterization and specifications values;
  • New INBAR publications on bamboo construction and related technologies published and openly available online;
  • New project proposals jointly developed among Task Force members on bamboo construction, which will support new research, training and capacity building;
  • An increased number of INBAR Member States recognize bamboo construction in their national housing policy and regulations.

Successful implementation of these outputs is expected to generate the following outcomes:

  • Wider adoption of standards for bamboo at regional, national, and sub-national levels;
  • Increased application of structural uses of bamboo internationally;
  • Better targeted and coordinated research on the structural uses of bamboo, helping to drive development of the sector.
Members

Management team

Task Force Coordinator: Liu Kewei, Coordinator of the Global Bamboo Construction Programme at INBAR.

Task Force Chair: Mauricio Cárdenas Laverde: Shenzhen University, China; Studio Cárdenas Conscious Design, Italy

 

Core group of key experts

The Task Force consists of a core group of key experts who meet approximately once every year to discuss new standards and the amendment of existing ones, as well as to share the latest research results and findings and agree on an annual action plan for the Task Force.

At present, the core group consists of 31 key experts, all of whom have significant experience working on bamboo construction and related technologies. Their profiles, expertise, and key publications are listed below.

Correspondence members

The Task Force also involves a group of correspondence members who can access documents and make recommendations to the core team. The expert group would have the final say on publications, documents, and action plans.

How to become a key expert of INBAR’s Construction Task Force

– Read the Pittsburgh Declaration

Contact

If you have any questions about the Task Force, please email kwliu[at]inbar.int

Task Force News

Events

resources

ISO 5257:2023 Bamboo structures – Engineered bamboo products – Test methods for determination of mechanical properties using small size specimens

ISO 5257:2023 - Bamboo structures — Engineered bamboo products — Test methods...

ISO 23478:2022 Bamboo structures — Engineered bamboo products — Test methods for determination of physical and mechanical properties

ISO 23478:2022 - Bamboo structures — Engineered bamboo products — Test method...

ISO 22156:2021 Bamboo structures — Bamboo culms — Structural design

 ISO 22156:2021 builds on previous standards published in 2004, providing mor...

ISO 22157:2019 Bamboo structures — Determination of physical and mechanical properties of bamboo culms — Test methods

ISO 22157:2019 - Bamboo structures — Determination of physical and mechanical...

ISO 19624:2018 Bamboo structures — Grading of bamboo culms — Basic principles and procedures

ISO 19624:2018 - Bamboo structures — Grading of bamboo culms — Basic principl...

ISO 22156:2004, Bamboo - Structural design

ISO 22156:2004 - Bamboo — Structural design

ISO 22157-1:2004, Bamboo - Determination of physical and mechanical properties - Part 1: Requirements

ISO 22157-1:2004 - Bamboo — Determination of physical and mechanical properti...

ISO/TR 22157-2:2004, Bamboo - Determination of physical and mechanical properties - Part 2: Laboratory manual

ISO/TR 22157-2:2004 - Bamboo — Determination of physical and mechanical prope...