Bamboo U

Engineering For Bamboo

Episode Summary

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.

Episode Notes

In this episode we discuss:

03.21 Traditional Bamboo Buildings In Colombia
06:30 Research On The Earthquake Resistance Of Bamboo Buildings
07:37 Publishing The World’s First Bamboo Building Code And The ISO Standards For Bamboo
09:08 Building Hurricane-Safe Homes With Bamboo
10:40 Base Bahay And The Hilti Foundation
12:30 Moving To The Philippines To Build Social And Sustainable Housing
14:31 Creating A Laboratory And Training Center For Sustainable Materials And Social Housing
16:30 Bamboo Testing
18:43 Testing The Properties Of Bamboo For Construction
20:50 Testing Guadua and Bambusa Blumeana
22:21 The Most Important Factors To Consider When Testing Bamboo
23:05 Comparing Bamboo To Other Materials
25:40 How Many Cars Can You Pile On Top Of A Bamboo Pole Before It Breaks?
28.04 Bamboo As A Round Pole Vs Processed Bamboo
33:34 The Social Sustainable Housing And What It Costs
35:00 The Major Roadblock To The Uptake Of Bamboo Construction
37:50 The Easiest Way To Lower The Carbon Emissions In Your Buildings
39:01 What You Can Do To Help Advance The Use Of Bamboo For Construction

Learn more about Luis’ work at:

https://base-builds.com/

@basebuilds

Learn more about bamboo and engineering during our upcoming courses: https://www.bamboou.com/courses