The bamboo house, a form that architect Rosario Encarnacion Tan says is “in the DNA” of Filipino life, is strategically open so that high winds from the typhoons that hit the Philippines each ...

“I want to make Manila first in mind of bamboo researchers,” he says. Building the Philippines’ reputation as a leading research hub for bamboo construction technology is already gaining tractio ...

“In the Philippines, in our vernacular architecture ... “At 60-70% labor cost… we are building more jobs. Because doing bamboo pole construction requires high skill, as opposed to the 2x2 or 2x6 na ...

The fourth of its kind in Mindanao and the seventh in the Philippines ... to bamboo construction innovator Base Bahay ...

BASE Bahay Foundation Inc. (BASE) marks its 10th year of building resilient bamboo infrastructure for the Philippines. It is committed to its vision of using local and sustainable materials to ...

She says the recognition of Kawayan Collective underscores the potential of bamboo as a game-changer in the building industry ... in humid countries like the Philippines. “Our investment in ...

Quezon Mayor Jimmy Gammazon said that the LGU aims to produce affordable and quality low-cost house construction materials using treated bamboo products. “We will continue this bamboo treatment ...