#S2 - Episode 1
ENGINEERING FOR BAMBOO
We’re back with a brand new season, and we’re honored to have Luis Felipe Lopez as our first guest. Originally from Colombia, Luis is an expert bamboo engineer based in the Philippines where he works on sustainable social housing made using bamboo with his firm Base Bahay.
We’re back with a brand new season, and we’re honored to have Luis Felipe Lopez as our first guest. Originally from Colombia, Luis is an expert bamboo engineer based in the Philippines where he works on sustainable social housing made using bamboo with his firm Base Bahay.
• Traditional Bamboo Buildings In Colombia
• Research On The Earthquake Resistance Of Bamboo Buildings
• Publishing The World’s First Bamboo Building Code And The ISO Standards For Bamboo
• Building Hurricane Safe Homes With Bamboo
• Base Bahay And The Hilti Foundation
• Moving To The Philippines To Build Social And Sustainable Housing
• Creating A Laboratory And Training Center For Sustainable Materials And Social Housing
• Bamboo Testing
• Testing The Properties Of Bamboo For Construction
• Testing Guadua and Bambusa Blumeana
• The Most Important Factors To Consider When Testing Bamboo
• Comparing Bamboo To Other Materials
• How Many Cars Can You Pile On Top Of A Bamboo Pole Before It Breaks?
• Bamboo As A Round Pole Vs Processed Bamboo
• The Social Sustainable Housing And What It Costs
• The Major Roadblock To The Uptake Of Bamboo Construction
• The Easiest Way To Lower The Carbon Emissions In Your Buildings
• What You Can Do To Help Advance The Use Of Bamboo For Construction
Learn more about Luis’ work at:
@basebuilds
Learn more about bamboo and engineering during our upcoming courses: https://www.bamboou.com/courses
HOST: Orin Hardy
PRODUCTION: Adrian Tan
MUSIC: Rizal Abdulhadi
SOCIAL: Follow us @bambooubali on Instagram and Facebook
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Meet Your
Host
Meet Orin Hardy, director of Bamboo U, ecological designer and entrepreneur. Hear his vision of creating a more beautiful world with bamboo
1000 Bamboo
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Training The Eye with Bamboo
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Bamboo Farms in Europe
Dr. Friederich is planting Europe's first bamboo farm in southern Portugal. He says it could be the beginning of the bamboo industry in the region.
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