Bamboo is a well-known construction material from long time but only as a secondary and aesthetic material. The
review on use of bamboo as a main stream construction material in conventional construction method is done in this paper. The
strength properties of bamboo as reinforcement is reviewed and found to be suitable for reinforcement. Some of the new and old
bamboo building technologies and properties of bamboo panels are also discussed. The possibility of growing bamboo for
construction is also discussed. The overall analysis concludes that bamboo is very potential building material due to its
economical, strength and seismic resisting properties.
