Process energy / dust
Mills, fibres, isocyanates, metal fume or silica — name the actual agent.
Darker cells mean a higher score for this topic on that metric.
Strength58
Heat resistance28
Fire performance32
Insulation40
Workability84
Circularity86
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Quick answers
Is Bamboo non-combustible?
Declared reaction class in this atlas: untreated D-class typical; treated products vary. Assemblies still need resistance tests.
Does Bamboo insulate?
Thermal mark 40/100 versus the atlas. Conductivity note: ~0.1–0.2 W/m·K across the wall.
What is the density band?
~0.6–0.8 g/cm³ culm
How is it made?
Origin story: ancient scaffolding; industrial strand board late 20th c. (East and South Asia).
Can it be recycled?
Circularity mark 86/100 — editorial, route-specific.
Typical melting or failure heat?
chars; does not melt
heat 28 · fire 32
Safety here is encyclopedia, not a workplace assessment. Name the agent: dust, isocyanate, fibre, fume, moisture, fire.
Fire class untreated D-class typical; treated products vary is reaction language unless an assembly test is cited.
Hazards
In service
Corrosion, moisture, UV or creep silently retire sections.
Fire products
Smoke, drip, fibres or toxicants depend on chemistry.
Cut / puncture
Handling injuries are more common than brochure failures.
Mis-specification
The wrong grade is the most expensive hazard.
Fire class
Reaction
untreated D-class typical; treated products vary
Resistance
Assemblies (EI, R, Type X) are not implied by the material letter.
Test families
EN 13501, ASTM E84, ISO 5660, KS F 2271 — they do not equal each other.
People vs structure
Clothing FR and steel R-ratings are different professions.
Environment
Carbon / energy
Better-than-average loop for this atlas, still not zero.
Toxics / fibres
Additives, dusts and processing aids (not always the polymer backbone) drive regulation.
Water
Process water, leachate or moisture swelling.
End of life
Sortability beats theoretical recyclability.
Handling
Store dry and labelled
Grade mix-ups scrap lots.
PPE for the actual agent
Fibres, isocyanates, UV, sharp edges — not a generic “chemicals” pictogram.
Do not improvise fire class
Coatings and cavities change the letter.
Follow the WPS / DFT / compression
Installation is in the specification.
Codes move. Recheck KS, JIS, EN, NFPA and IBC editions for the job’s jurisdiction.
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