Circularity in Construction: Where Bamboo Belongs
Urban planning should serve both the city and its people. That principle lies at the heart of sustainable development. When we speak of circularity in construction, we speak of more than recycling. We refer to a system where buildings respect resource limits, regenerate natural systems, and strengthen social bonds. In this, bamboo has a rightful […]
Designing with Bamboo: Sustainable Materials for the Urban Public Good
Through the analogy of urban metabolism, there is an understanding in policy cirlces that cities breathe. Their streets pulse with movement, their parks hum with conversation, and their buildings stand as witnesses to history. Yet, beneath this liveliness, an old challenge lingers—how to build with care, for both people and the planet. Bamboo, often dismissed […]
A New Building Standard: Bamboo–Laterite Composite Bricks
Every good building must answer two simple questions: what holds it up, and how does it breathe?In Africa today, that answer has too often defaulted to sandcrete blocks and concrete slabs—cheap, widely available, but thermally inefficient and environmentally heavy. These materials trap heat, absorb moisture, and leave homes stifling in the dry season and damp […]
From Waste to Wonder: How Bamboo Supports Circular Cities
In an era when cities expand like wildfire across field and forest, and the line between dwelling and damage grows thin, the vision of a circular city is no longer just hopeful—it is needful. Circular cities do not sprawl wastefully outward but fold resources back into themselves. They tread lightly, regenerate swiftly, and leave no […]