Aug 27, 2020
Did you know that Bamboo Engineered Lumber is stronger, more fire-resistant, and more sustainable than wood, steel, and concrete?
Troy Carter co-founded Rizome, a startup working to make bamboo a primary global construction material. In this episode, we discuss the future of regenerative, climate-positive cities, bamboo forests for carbon sequestration, and the unique elements of bamboo as a construction material.
Books mentioned:
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming by Paul Hawken
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction by Christopher Alexander
https://medium.com/rizome/the-cities-of-the-future-will-be-made-of-bamboo-894e86055b3f