How to build an Eco-Friendly House out of Bamboo. Video tour of the build process of a Bamboo Hut at Phuket Top Team in Thailand. According to Johnny FD, the cost was less than $1,000 (rough estimate).
Comment on YouTube: The roof shingles (thatching) is a brackish water palm called Nippa (Latin) and Jak (Thai). (I guess that’s why they’re called Nipa huts in the Philippines.)
Want to see how to quickly split bamboo into strips for flooring by hand? Skip ahead to 7:10.
Related:
$300 Forest House (popular)
Building Supply Centers of the Future
not if you don’t live in a tropical area.
Bamboo grows beyond the tropics. Quick search for ‘bamboo map’ = http://threatsummary.forestthreats.org/images/maps/Golden_Bamboo_Map_112.png
Houses or huts like these make great temporary shelter while you’re building your permanent home.