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Kawayan – Bamboos in Philippines

Kawayan – Bamboos in Philippines

As a kid growing up in the island Cebu of the Philippines, I always look up to our bamboo plant. I always loved that plant because it looks very unique compared to the other plants we have, and they look magnificent. In the Philippines, in our language bamboo is known...
Bamboo: Malawi’s Unexpected Tool for Climate Change Resilience

Bamboo: Malawi’s Unexpected Tool for Climate Change Resilience

Hundreds of rows of giant bamboo grow about an hour outside of Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. It’s an unexpected sight—Malawi has lost nearly 10 percent of its forests since 2001, and bamboo isn’t even native to the country. But that’s exactly the reason Grant...
Why Choose Bamboo Furnitures and Bamboo Cottages?

Why Choose Bamboo Furnitures and Bamboo Cottages?

Bamboo is now widely used as a building material in many countries around the world.  Many people resort to using the traditional bamboo as part of their homes’ walls and foundations.  Bamboo furniture designs has made a steady improvement and found their way in...
PLASTIC VS. BAMBOO

PLASTIC VS. BAMBOO

By choosing a different alternative than regular plastic, it will dramatically decrease the amount of plastic waste that we generate. We can’t change our consumption based economy, but we can certainly change the resources we use and the way we manufacture our...
3 Advantages of Building with Bamboo

3 Advantages of Building with Bamboo

In an age when nearly everyone with an architectural project has green and efficient construction at the front of their mind, bamboo is increasingly featuring on peoples list of ideal building materials. In Western countries particularly, bamboo has seen its...