This review, titled 'From Problems to Possibilities: Overcoming Commercialization Challenges to Scale Timber Bamboo in Buildings', examines the potential of timber bamboo as a sustainable construction material to mitigate climate change. It highlights bamboo's carbon-capturing and structural properties, drawing on literature and the authors' industry expertise. 

Despite growing interest, bamboo adoption in mainstream construction remains limited due to the lack of subsidies, regulatory support, and cost competitiveness. 

To unlock its carbon-mitigation potential, bamboo must become cost-competitive with traditional materials. 

The review also projects significant climate benefits, estimating reductions of over 10 billion tons of carbon emissions from 2035 to 2050, and nearly 45 billion tons by 2100 if bamboo replaces 25% of new cement buildings.