Samenvatting

Student report on the on the possibilities fro use of bamboo in the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, industrially manufactured bamboo products are mostly used in indoor applications, and hardly in outdoor applications. However, there is an increased interest in using bamboo for outdoor applications, yet it remains a relative unfamiliar material. This report was written to explore the possibilities of bamboo for outdoor applications, focusing on exterior joinery applications (windows, doors, cladding). It is divided into a part which focuses on material properties, and a part which focuses on the perspectives for the material on the Dutch market.