Magical houses, made of bamboo

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Elora Hardy: Magical houses, made of bamboo
Bamboo is a wild grass. There are many species of it. It can grow by rainwater, spring water and sunlight on unproductive land, deep ravines and mountainsides all around us. It needs just three years to grow as sustainable timber. It's strong more than you expect like the tensile strength of steel and the compressive strength of concrete but it's lightweight because of hollow.
So many people wouldn't know that bamboo is the sustainable material to create buildings. It'll not run out. It's strong, earthquake-resistant but elegant.
In the past, it was difficult to protect the bamboo from insects. Unprotected bamboo weathers. Untreated bamboo gets eaten to dust. However, bamboo is turned by safe treatment solutions into a viable building material.
In Bali, some unique structures were built to be known by many people. Those are stunning bamboo homes which a lot of people have never seen.
Having creativity and commitment and utilizing features of bamboo will lead to creating beauty, comfort, safety and even luxury.
Words in this story
viable /vi・a・ble /vάɪəbl / capable of working successfully
clump / flock,
aspiring  / hopeful
foster / bring up, rear, raise, care for, take care
utilize /u・ti・lize /júːṭəlὰɪz/ make practical and effective use of.