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 […]