I've just been looking around net and see that there's heaps of bamboo building products being made. There's even whole houses being built out of the stuff!
Some ppl are touting it as the building product of the 21st due to it's strength and enviro friendliness. Apparently it's stronger than concrete and can be harvested in 3-4 years.
There's lots of nice stuff made out of bamboo over here, but it all starts to detoriate after a few years. In Vietnam it's common for bamboo houses to last 60 years.
Of course the obvious problem is termites and other insects eating it, but with today's technologies I'd think these could be overcome.
Has anybody done any research or even thought about the possibilities for bamboo?