Authors :
Michael Olusegun Adamolekun; Monday Olutayo Olaoye; Isiwele Ahamiebaloyai Joseph
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 8 - August
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8317945
Abstract :
Housing, like clothing and food, is an essential
need of man. Single-family houses, apartments,
condominiums, and other kinds of multi-unit housing are
just a few of the different housing options. Housing the
urban population is key to sustainable development. The
process and product of it are defined by each stage of it
being conceived from the time of design to the point when
it is constructed, ready for use. Man and his environment
interact. Housing as a breathing machine explains the
role of shelter in not just only accommodating man and
his properties but helping man live an interactive life with
his building which tends to be sustainable. This is
achieved through basic elements of the building as wall
envelopes, roof details, foundation details, doors, flooring
etc. which are designed based on client’s preferences.
This paper thus presents the need of advancement in
science and technology with the use of bamboo in housing
schemes to tackle the shelter challenges among the high,
middle and low classes in the society. Bamboo can
suitably be used to complement /substituted for timber
and other materials in construction. It has a great
potential for production of composite materials and
components which are cost effective, suitable for
structural and non-structural applications in
construction. The availability and use of this alternative
building material is considered to reduce cost and helps
in the provision of low-cost housing in the Benin
Metropolis. Bamboo as an alternative building material is
sustainable, reused, well preserved and maintained and
can be used as fixtures (pipes, cabinets, furniture making)
and features (roof carcass, floor, door frame, insulator) in
buildings and in the industry. The use of bamboo as a
joinery element will produce cost effective and qualitative
buildings. Its varied uses and applications in building
construction have established bamboo as an
environmentally-friendly, energy efficient, sustainable
and cost-effective construction material.
Keywords :
Low Cost Hosing, Sustainable Material, Bamboo, Computational Design. Computer Aided Design (CAD), Parametric Modeling, Algorithm Generation.
Housing, like clothing and food, is an essential
need of man. Single-family houses, apartments,
condominiums, and other kinds of multi-unit housing are
just a few of the different housing options. Housing the
urban population is key to sustainable development. The
process and product of it are defined by each stage of it
being conceived from the time of design to the point when
it is constructed, ready for use. Man and his environment
interact. Housing as a breathing machine explains the
role of shelter in not just only accommodating man and
his properties but helping man live an interactive life with
his building which tends to be sustainable. This is
achieved through basic elements of the building as wall
envelopes, roof details, foundation details, doors, flooring
etc. which are designed based on client’s preferences.
This paper thus presents the need of advancement in
science and technology with the use of bamboo in housing
schemes to tackle the shelter challenges among the high,
middle and low classes in the society. Bamboo can
suitably be used to complement /substituted for timber
and other materials in construction. It has a great
potential for production of composite materials and
components which are cost effective, suitable for
structural and non-structural applications in
construction. The availability and use of this alternative
building material is considered to reduce cost and helps
in the provision of low-cost housing in the Benin
Metropolis. Bamboo as an alternative building material is
sustainable, reused, well preserved and maintained and
can be used as fixtures (pipes, cabinets, furniture making)
and features (roof carcass, floor, door frame, insulator) in
buildings and in the industry. The use of bamboo as a
joinery element will produce cost effective and qualitative
buildings. Its varied uses and applications in building
construction have established bamboo as an
environmentally-friendly, energy efficient, sustainable
and cost-effective construction material.
Keywords :
Low Cost Hosing, Sustainable Material, Bamboo, Computational Design. Computer Aided Design (CAD), Parametric Modeling, Algorithm Generation.
