Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 10.8:
The use of plants in building -
continued
Plants
Part used
Areas of use
Location
Oats (
Avena
)
Barley (
Hordeum
)
Hemp (
Cannabis sativa
)
Stalk
Stalk
Stalk
Roofing
Roofing
Building boards, concrete
reinforcement, thermal insulation
Oil
Sealing joints
Building boards, thermal
insulation
Building boards
Building boards
Northern Europe
Northern Europe
Northern Europe
Seed
Stalk
Stalk
Jute (
Corchorus capsularis
)
Elephant grass (
Miscanthis
sinensis gigantheus
)
Rice (
Oryza sativa
)
Sugar-cane (
Saccharum
officinarum
)
Cotton (
Gossypium
)
Coconut (
Cocos nucitera
)
Bangladesh
Central Europe
Stalk
Stalk
Asia
South America
Stalk
Nutshell
Building boards
Thermal insulation, sealing joints
America, Africa
The Tropics
Wild plants:
Reed (
Phragmites
communis
)
Stalk
Roofing, reinforcement in stucco
work and render, insulation
matting, concrete reinforcement
As reed
Northern Europe
Ribbon grass (
Phalaris
arundinacea
)
Greater pond sedge (
Care
riparia
)
Cat-tail (
Typha
)
Stinging nettle (
Urtica
)
Stalk
Northern Europe
Stalk
Roofing
Northern Europe
Seed
Stalk
Thermal insulation
Thermal insulation, building
boards, textiles
Roofing, external cladding,
thermal insulation, building
boards
Roofing
Northern Europe
Northern Europe
Eeelgrass (
Zostera marina
)
Leaves
To the Artic
regions
Marram grass (
Ammophila
areniaria
)
Scotch heather (
Calluna
vulgaris
)
Common bracken
(
Pteridium aquilinum
)
Moss (
Hylocomium
splendens
) and
(
Rhytriadiadelphus
squarrosum
)
Peat-moss (
Sphagnum
spp.)
Straw
Northern Europe
The whole
plant
The whole
plant
The whole
plant
Roofing, thermal insulation
Northern Europe
Roofing
Northern Europe
Sealing of joints, thermal
insulation, building boards
Northern Europe
The whole
plant
As moss
Northern Europe
Note:
Many of the wild plants can be cultivated, as for example, nettles, reeds and cat-tail.
