The potentials of bamboo in construction industries

The use of bamboo in daily life in Malaysia is not strange. Despite its widespread use, from food production to use as a building material in construction, bamboo can be used to build houses. They are not also known as sustainable building materials in the construction industry, but they can be used for others' benefit in lifestyle. Bamboo also has a unique value in each human perception. The concept of bamboo as a green, environmentally friendly material drew architects and engineers to experiment with bamboo. This research attempts to discuss how bamboo is being used in the construction of buildings now. Several literature reviews on using this material in building concepts and the benefits of each case will be discussed in this study. This research analyses the barriers and challenges that developers face when using bamboo materials in Malaysia. The paper's results will show suggestions to overcome the problems so they can promote bamboo building materials to be used widely in Malaysia's construction industry.