How to Make Bamboo Fire Resistant
By | October 15, 2026 | Exploring Bamboo - Treatment -
How can we deal with the issue of fire in a bamboo building? It is one of the questions we get asked most at Bamboo U, and it points to a real hurdle for using bamboo at scale: fire safety. Before bamboo can be used in public buildings, it has to meet strict fire standards. The good news is that it can. Here, French bamboo designer, craftsman and educator Jean-Baptiste Dubois, who has over a decade of experience working with bamboo, explains how it is done in France and Europe.
By | October 22, 2026 | Alumni Projects and Research - Design -
Thermal comfort is often treated as a single temperature to be maintained mechanically and confirmed…
By | October 15, 2026 | Exploring Bamboo - Treatment -
How can we deal with the issue of fire in a bamboo building? It is…
By | October 8, 2026 | Alumni Projects and Research - Design -
Can bamboo help solve the affordable housing crisis? The world needs around a billion new…
By | August 18, 2026 | Alumni Projects and Research - Design -
In the lush embrace of the Colombian rainforest, where the ancient whispers of bamboo groves…
By | August 11, 2026 | Exploring Bamboo - Design -
Good durability does not have to come at the expense of beautiful bamboo architecture. The…
By | July 31, 2026 | Exploring Bamboo - Design -
One visit to the site, and I instantly visualised a cocoon nestled within lush tree…
By | October 22, 2026 | Alumni Projects and Research - Design -
Thermal comfort is often treated as a single temperature to be maintained mechanically and confirmed…
By | October 8, 2026 | Alumni Projects and Research - Design -
Can bamboo help solve the affordable housing crisis? The world needs around a billion new…
By | August 18, 2026 | Alumni Projects and Research - Design -
In the lush embrace of the Colombian rainforest, where the ancient whispers of bamboo groves…
By | August 11, 2026 | Exploring Bamboo - Design -
Good durability does not have to come at the expense of beautiful bamboo architecture. The…
By | July 31, 2026 | Exploring Bamboo - Design -
One visit to the site, and I instantly visualised a cocoon nestled within lush tree…
By | July 28, 2026 | Exploring Bamboo - Design -
Mention bamboo to most people in the construction industry in Australia, and you'll get one…
By | July 15, 2025 | Construction -
For several years, design and construction firms in Bali, such as IBUKU and Bamboo Pure…
By | May 14, 2025 | Construction -
What if the key to sustainable architecture has been with us all along? All over…
By | February 24, 2025 | Construction -
In this article, we will go through some contemporary examples of projects made with natural…
By | August 23, 2023 | Construction -
Explore Guadua's profound impact on bamboo construction from traditional Colombian architecture to modern seismic-resistant global…
By | July 18, 2023 | Construction -
Explore the history, versatility, and eco-friendliness of Flattened Bamboo Shingles in modern and traditional bamboo…
By | June 27, 2023 | Construction -
Learn about Sirap, the Indonesian bamboo split roofing, for curvilinear, nature-inspired roof designs.
The 11-Day Build & Design Course
In collaboration with IBUKU
Immersed in the most beautiful and innovative bamboo environment. Meet the pioneers, the visionaries, the designers and builders who took this under-utilized material and transformed it into the most desired natural building material for bamboo structure design.
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Designed specially for structural engineers, this FREE online course has been created in collaboration with the Base Bahay Foundation, based in the Philippines.Join the course to learn how bamboo's innate properties make it a versatile building material, and how these properties can be maximized and applied in structural design.