Why Bamboo?

I found this list on some website (I don’t recall right now). I am sure there are more reasons but for starters this makes Bamboo sound pretty good.
• The fastest growing plant on this planet
• A critical element in the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
• A viable replacement for wood
• An enduring natural resource
• Versatile with a short growth cycle
• A critical element of the economy
• An essential structural material in earthquake architecture
• A renewable resource for agroforestry production
• A natural controllable barrier
• An ancient medicine
• Integrally involved in culture and the arts

Bamboo walls in a Locus residence