EDDT 231- Bamboo as a "Green Material" in B.C.: Original Graphic

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Original Graphic

Hello. I have been pondering about what I could do for an Original Graphic. As of right now all I have in mind is going and finding some bamboo around, and taking some pictures. I would appreciate help, so ANY!! kind of creative ideas that you could think of would be awesome. Thanks,

5 comments:

Anonymous said...: Travis,
I don't know if this will help you at all but these are a few websites of places on the coast that supply bamboo products. You could go to these places and take a few photos?

Bamboo World - Derek also posted about this place (Chilliwack).
http://www.bambooworld.com/

Bamboo Direct Building Products (North Vancouver) mostly flooring products.
http://www.bamboodirect.ca/contact.htm

Coolite Bamboo (Vancouver) mostly bamboo furnishings.
http://www.coolitebamboo.com/info.php

I also came across the website for The Green Living Show in Vancouver. It won't help you much right now because the show ended March 2nd, but it might be an annual show? There is contact information on the website if you're interested. There were bamboo products at the show this year.

http://vancouver.greenlivingshow.ca/sponsors.php; March 12, 2008 at 5:07 PM
Travis Helm said...: Thanks for the sites. I actually have those as links already, but the last one is interesting, thanks for the help.
Cheers,; March 12, 2008 at 6:41 PM
Cari said...: Hey Travis ,
I found a site on the INBAR which is the international network for bamboo and rattan. It talks about the sustainablity, the safety, the durability of bamboo as well as much more. The sites also has some links to other sites regarding bamboo like a bamboo conference. I hope this is useful.

http://www.inbar.int/

http://www.inbar.int/show.asp?BoardID=270&NewsID=405

http://www.chinatoday.com.cn/English/20022/yibin.htm

http://www.inbar.int/Board.asp?BoardID=67; March 16, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Dale Parkes said...: Since your report will be design oriented, I would like to see a schematic sketch of how you might incorporate bamboo into a "West Coat" style house. Great idea asking your viewers for suggestions!; March 16, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Derek Anderson said...: I might be able to help you with a couple pictures, I have some bamboo planted outside of my house back home.

I'm looking for a site plan to work off of for one of my original graphics. I hear you draw house for work. I was wondering if you had anything like that I could mark up in CAD.; March 27, 2008 at 9:26 PM

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Planning Outline

Project: Determine how bamboo could be brought to British Columbia and used to create “greener” construction.

Method:
1. Find out what makes a building material a “Green” material in construction.

2. Talk about all the different characteristics of “Green” materials and how bamboo meets up to those standards in British Columbia right now.

3. Apply the research to determine what we could do with bamboo in order to make it a “Greener”, and more popular building material in British Columbia.

4. Show the different ways bamboo could be used in construction here to create "Greener" construction, and minimize the use of some other building materials that are not so “Green”.

Special Problems:
▪ Can it live in our Climate?

▪ If so, would it need to be sheltered? If so, would it still be “Green”?

▪ If brought to British Columbia to farm, would bamboo be invasive?

▪ Would it need a lot of environmentally unsafe fertilizers?

▪ Would bamboo need a lot of water?

▪ Once mixed with glues, and other materials to create these building materials, would the overall product still be “Green”?

Also:
▪ Because a material is “Green” isn’t enough reason for someone to use it. What are some other reasons why bamboo should be used instead of other building materials, which are just as available?

▪ Should there be a cost comparison to some other building materials? Comparing wood flooring to bamboo flooring? (Manufacturer)

▪ How “Green” is bamboo compared to other popular materials? (Wood, Steel) Look at the specific characteristics of “Green” again.