Bamboo's susceptibility to bugs and fungi is one of the major reasons why it is not more widely used, and has lead to the perception of it being 'the poor man's timber' in the past.

As a natural composite building material, its incredible strength has to be protected from being compromised, and vertical soak diffusion (VSD) is an efficient and economical solution (ha!) for that.

Due to its simplicity, treatments stations can be set up locally wherever required and improve longevity of the material.

Just fill up the poles with salty water like a big straw with one end closed, let them sit for a while, done. The salt flushes out the starches that the bugs and fungi are after, leaving the treated pole unappetizing. Brilliant!

Hopefully this method will become more widely used, and help spread the use of bamboo as a building material. Due to its incredible growth rates, carbon absorption-, water holding-, erosion preventing qualities, it is indeed the sustainable timber of the future!

How to Make Bamboo Durable? A Step-By-Step Guide

https://www.archdaily.com/1014305/how-to-make-bamboo-durable-a-step-by-step-guide

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So much YES. Would love to connect with fellow enthusiasts and professionals working in the field, and engage more actively, bringing in my own expertise of working in high end interiors and architecture. If that's you, please reach out, boost, connect.

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We OBVIOUSLY can't 'keep on keeping on' and design our built environment like we don't know how fundamentally flawed our design principles and construction methods are.

Let's embrace new aesthetics and look forward, not back. Bauhaus was relevant at the time, it's history now. Let's move on. Let's question every single choice in the design process and make better decisions. Educate our clients. Throw those outdated concepts overboard of what is aesthetically pleasant, what is deemed high-end.

Nobody will enjoy marbled lobbies, airconditioned greenhouse towers and concrete buildings on a dead planet. The future is now. Let's design and build it together!

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