Bamboo Society of India (BSI) has recently signed an MOU with the Council of Architecture (COA), a body constituted by the Government of India (GOI) under the Ministry of Education, to mainstream bamboo as a building material in the construction sector. This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aims to present bamboo, an agro product, as a mainstream material for the construction and related sectors, for all kinds of buildings, rural development, infrastructure through awareness programs, workshops, seminars, short courses etc. Check out SURFACES REPORTER (SR)’s complete report below:
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The construction sector is said to be the primary contributor to the increasing CO2 emissions and global warming. Architects, engineers, researchers, scientists, policymakers, etc., are probing ways to maintain development without increasing carbon footprint.
Bamboo is one such material, which is available in plenty, sustainable, fast-growing, easily processed, need minimal labour and transportation. Along with that, the material is also capable of contributing to 13 of the 17 UN-SDGs.
In a webinar hosted by BSI, Maharastra and Karnataka Chapter along with COA-TRC, Pune, various experts such as Ex-President COA, Ar Prof Uday Gadhkari, Ar Habib Khan, the current President, COA, Ar Sunil Joshi, Chairman, BSI, Maharastra chapter, Ar Neelam Manjunath, Chair, Steering Committee, Architecture and Design, BSI, and Chair, BSI, Karnataka Chapter del, Padam Shri Ar Dr G Shankar, Ar Dean d’Cruz, Ar Prof Jaisim, Dr Suvir Singh, Dr Jagadish Vengala, Ar Jaigopal, Vinay Kolte and Dr Hemant Bedekar shared their views on the issues and the possible solutions to mainstream bamboo as a building material.
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The govt has directed COA to include bamboo in the architecture curriculum. Hence, this MOU is a significant step towards this goal for mainstreaming bamboo in the construction sector by the Bamboo Society of India and the Council of Architecture and a giant leap towards sustainable development.
Habeeb Khan, President, COA, Delhi and Neelam Manjunath, Chairman, Steering Committee, Architects, BSI (HQ), Bangalore, signed the MoU.
The five chief areas of collaboration envisaged are “identification of research priority areas and networking for bamboo as a mainstream building material, developing centre for bamboo technology and design development; education, skill development and training of faculty, students through course development, training programmes and skilling workshops; initiate and support student projects in research and design development in the identified priority areas. documentation of traditional knowledge; dissemination through publications in print and media, exhibitions, seminar and conferences; and material resource and linkages for the availability of bamboo and bamboo-based knowledge and technologies for the industry.”
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