Bamboo U
The Future Potential of Bamboo Architecture
Episode Summary
Taking bamboo to outer space- more specifically Mars- is a featured topic at the end of this podcast. We also talk about engineered bamboo, round pole construction, and the future of bamboo construction. An absolute honor to have Atelier One’s Neil Thomas as a guest in today’s episode.
Episode Notes
In This Episode We Discuss:
- Bamboo As A Building Material
- How Bamboo Sits Within The Spectrum Of Materials
- Creating Rules And Codes Of Practice For Bamboo
- The Properties Of Bamboo
- Incorporating Bamboo Into A Western Context
- Engineered Bamboo
- Zero Carbon Buildings
- How Bamboo Grows
- Harvesting Bamboo
- The Impact Of Bamboo On The Construction Industry
- Researching The Manufacturing Of Engineered Bamboo In Vancouver
- Bamboo In North America
- ISO Standards For Bamboo
- How Bamboo Is Superior To Wood and How It Is Inferior
- Bamboo’s Tensile And Compression Capacities
- Opportunities With Engineered Bamboo
- Bamboo And Japanese Joinery
- The Limits Of Round Pole Construction
- Geometric Stiffness And Its Role In Bamboo Architecture
- Bamboo Testing
- University Research Of Bamboo
- Bamboo Joinery
- The Future Potential Of Round Pole Construction
- Taking Bamboo To Mars
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