o replace traditional materials such as wood with bamboo. The questions that the paper will answer include:
. Is bamboo an environmentally sustainable material?
. Is bamboo a viable substitute for wood in construction?
. Can bamboo be used in the manufacture of a wide variety of products, or is it limited to use in furniture and kitchen implements such as bamboo strainers?
The structure of the remainder of the paper starts with a basic description of the research topic and a review of the facts and information learned about the topic in the research, followed by a discussion of the findings. Its conclusion describes what has been learned through the research and what the student would like the reader to learn from the paper.
3.1 Properties of Bamboo for Environmental Sustainability
Bamboo has amazing properties compared with other plants. It grows naturally on every continent except Europe, and because there are different species of bamboo the range of climates in which it can grow is larger; some types can grow in temperatures of 40 to 50 degrees Centigrade, while others can withstand much colder temperatures and even snow or frost (Liese 189). Moreover, bamboo is "fast-growing, quick-maturing, hardy, flexible, strong and renewable," offering substantial advantages over other building materials such as lumber, which grows and matures slowly, is delicate in its seedling stage, and not easily renewable (Steinfeld). Called a "wonder grass," bamboo replaces 30% of its biomass within just one year, compared with a tree forest, which only replaces 3% to 5% (Steinfeld). Some species of bamboo can grow as quickly as 3.3 feet per day, and some can reach over 100 feet tall (Steinfeld).
In addition, bamboo fibers can be superior to wood, because they can replace mature fiber every 3.5 years as opposed to every 50 to 60 years, and they are more stable than the "...