It was on Mother’s Day in 2015 when I found myself in a rare moment of solitude. Being a single parent of energetic four-year-old twin girls, having some “me time” was a cherished gift. So I decided to turn on the TV and thought it would be nice to watch a couple of TED Talks. […]
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In our increasingly busy lives, we all look forward to being in spaces and places where we feel at home, relaxed and comfortable. Private personal spaces. Spaces to relax in. Spaces we entertain in or enjoy wonderful times with the people who mean most to us. What I love about bamboo the most is that
If you are an architect, designer, builder or landscaper you are probably finding yourself being asked by more and more clients these days to include sustainable building materials in your projects. We can help you with one of the most sustainable materials of all time. One that we have been working with for over 45
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Bamboo has always been an amazing building material. Ancient cultures like China have used it for housing for thousands of years. Throughout the world, bamboo is prized for its strength, incredible lightness and flexibility. With greater tensile strength than steel and higher compression strength than concrete, bamboo has always been in great use, but its
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Considering it’s the world’s most naturally sustainable and versatile building material, it’s not surprising that bamboo has been used for centuries in the construction of housing and public works. Now, with the current consumer focus on climate change and sustainability, bamboo is set to be a key player in the construction industry (and many other
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Over the past few years, many of Australia’s best architects and builders have been sprouting their goals of being carbon neutral. But what does it actually mean? We suspect that for some – far from being concerned for our environment –it’s simply a marketing exercise wrapped around their ties to the Australian timber industry. The
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Australia in the early 1970s was a very different country to the one we know today. Gough Whitlam had just been elected. Digital watches and hand-held calculators were just being introduced, women had only been allowed into pubs a few years earlier, and global warming was yet to be a global issue. No one had
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How to do you improve a natural material that has a zero-carbon footprint? Simple. Plant it closer to home so it becomes a product with a so-called ‘negative carbon footprint’. That’s the idea behind Europe’s first large-scale commercial bamboo forest in the Alcoutim region of Southern Portugal. Starting with just 150 hectares of planting, BambooLogic
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Earth Day, where we take the time to look at how you can support a stronger commitment to environmental protection. Did you know Australia needs a dramatic increase in its emissions reduction targets to stay in line with the Paris Agreement’s goal of keeping global warming to well below 2C? An independent group of Australia’s
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Bamboo has long been overlooked and not fully understood as a game changer in the fight against deforestation. One of the main reasons for deforestation is accelerated timber demand. This in turn causes supply shortages. A commonly held belief is that the solution hinges on planting more timber. However it is imperative that alternative supplies
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In the world of sustainable materials, bamboo holds a steadily growing and special place. This article will examine the emergence of Engineered Bamboo, consider bamboo’s role as a high-end green building material and look at some examples of new sustainable ‘green building’ projects. Bamboo: Beyond the Tiki Bar Aesthetic Bamboo can conjure images of tropical
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