This document provides information about Himalayan Bamboo Pvt Ltd, a company that promotes bamboo as a sustainable and earthquake-resistant building material for rebuilding after Nepal's earthquakes. Bamboo houses are stronger and more energy efficient than other materials. The document outlines how bamboo structures resist earthquakes and shares details of the company's previous bamboo building projects. It also describes the bamboo supply chain and highlights how bamboo construction can significantly reduce housing costs while providing income and jobs. Floor plans for sample rural bamboo houses with details on bedrooms, kitchen and toilets are included.

1. Himalayan Bamboo Pvt Ltd
Rebuilding a Sustainable
Nepal
Email: himalayanbamboo@gmail.com
Website: himalayanbamboo.com

2. Bamboo can be a viable
housing option
 Stronger
 Higher Earthquake Resistance
 Energy Efficiency
 Durable with proper treatment
 Grows widely, denser, faster
 Potential carbon credit
 Renewed Local livelihoods (supply chain)

3. How is bamboo house
earthquake resistant?
• Bamboo structure gives:
• Higher tensile strength than many alloys of steel
• Higher compressive strength to concrete mixtures
• Higher strength to weight ratio
• Single storey:
• Light weight
• Symmetrical layout:
• Evenly distribution of load
• Interconnected walls:
• Whole structure acts as a single entity

4. Some of the Previous Projects of
Himalayan Bamboo
Name Sq. Ft Location
Camp for Muku Kamaiya 300 Kanchanpur
Residential House 580 Biratnagar
Con Tech Pvt Rims Nepal 600 Melamchi
Rims Nepal Training Hall 1000 Baireni
ECG Center Bhawani Ekikrit 528 Lahan
Bhawani Ekikrit School 880 Kasaha, Siraha
FNCCI Trade School 1313 Surkhet
FNCCI Trade School 684 Surkhet
Mudhbary & Joshi Construction Office
cum Residence
1200 Middle Marsyangdi
Construction Site
Milk Collection Center (In association
with World Vision Intl Nepal)
609 Syankudi
Chandi Lower Secondary School 1800 Bharatpokhari, Kaski
Training Hall Lekhnath Chamber of
Commerce
1521 Lekhnath

5. Baireni, Dhading

6. Rotary School, Pokhara

7. Trade School, Surkhet

8. Chandi Lower Secondary
School

9. Lekhnath Udyog Banijya Sangh, Pokhara

10. Construction
Process

12. Primary Plinth Of The House
Basic foundation of the
house.
15 days for the plinth to
be ready for other
construction.

13. Assembly of the house
The side assembling. The support to the side
walls.

14. Roofing of the bamboo
house
Support to the roof. Upper View

15. Inner View of the Roofing

16. Plastering of the bamboo
House
Plastering and support Controlling the plaster
level

17. Varnishing/Painting/ Final Touch
Final House Ready
Bhaktapur Model House

18. Layers of the House

19. MAJOR RESOURCE COMPARISON
(BASING 360 SQ.FT HOUSE)
Resource Bamboo RCC
Cement 80 boras 250 boras
Sand 400 cft 750 cft
Aggregate 80 cft 675 cft
Bamboo/Bricks 250 9200
CGI Sheet 3.33 bundle -
Rods - 2 tonnes

20. Bamboo Supply Chain
Farmers from
Villages
Harvestors
Primary
Processing
Supplier
TransportersManufacturer
Trader
Retailers
Customers

21. Supply Chain
 One of the key distribution channels for
products will be through the creation of
backward linages to bamboo producers
and communities.
 Purchasing raw materials from these
communities and then selling pre
fabricated bamboo products which the
communities will be able to assemble and
construct by themselves with professional
oversight from our technical staff.

22. Supply Chain…
 Drastically reduce costs of reconstruction
for the affected families and provide
them with income inflows and
employment.
 A brick house would cost a family approx.
24 to 35 lakhs of 35 sq.m.
 The same house would costs approx. 10 to
15 lakhs.

23. A Typical House Design in the
Rural/Semi Urban Areas of Nepal
(Two Bedroom, kitchen and toilet)

26. House Design with
Independent Toilet

28. (One Bedroom and kitchen)

29. Independent Toilet

30. Independent Toilet

31. Thank you.