Most bamboo will not survive Zone 5B. In particular, Ph. aureosulcata is only hardy to about -5F. You could plant a clumping bamboo, like one of the Fargesias, which are often hardy to about -20F...and they are clumpers, so require no barrier. However, whatever bamboo you plant is likely to get foliage damage and possibly top-kill most winters.

Aureosulcata will live in a 5b. It's one of the most hardy bamboos for cold climates. It's rated for -10. The roots even colder. It will most likely top kill often though. But should come back big enough in spring to cover the windows. Phylostachys Bissetii would be my first pick though. You have slightly better luck with that I think. Keep it well mulched. I think being so close to the house and windows that the heat from it will help too.

Barrier is not really hard to install. Just dig down and and plop it in and cover it back up. Here is a good guide: http://www.bamboogarden.com/barrier.htm

According to the American Bamboo Society, Ph. aureosulcata has a hardiness rating of -5F; USDA Zone 5b gets down to -10F to -15F. A hardiness rating is the temperature at which the bamboo root mass dies if exposed to approximately 24 hours at that temperature, or a couple of consecutive nights at that temperature. I don't think this is a promising, long-term combination.

HI KUDZU!

You may want to try P. Bissetti, it's supposed to be super hardy. We mow our bamboo to keep it in bounds, but I've noticed that it will send shoots far under ground, even if it gets mowed it can pop up far away from the original planting. You can dig a trench and then every year take a shovel and cut any rhizomes that are creeping into it. But, you have to do that every year. Maybe your neighbors would like bamboo too...if they never look out into their yard maybe they won't notice the huge forest that grew up there, ha ha!