News, Projects & Technical Insights

Since 2007, we have been documenting the evolution of our work with one of the world’s most versatile materials. This collection captures our entire journey, spanning from technical bamboo insights and global construction projects to the heart of our reforestation efforts here in Colombia. Whether you are exploring our "Adopt a Bamboo" program, diving into deep taxonomy research, or seeking professional guides on species identification or construction, this archive serves as a living library for the global bamboo community.

Bamboo Cables
Uses

Bamboo Cables

Marco Polo was the first to reveal the domestic value and importance of bamboo to the Western World trough his historic travels in Asia. Among many other discoveries, he described how the Chinese used and manufactured bamboo cables for towing boats. In fact, engineers experimenting for the Whangpoo Conservancy Board found out that these twisted and plaited bamboo cables

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Common Bamboo Names
Taxonomy

Common Bamboo Names

Landscapers, gardeners and garden books, frequently use common bamboo names to refer to popular bamboos. To help you find corresponding botanical names, the following list includes some of the most common bamboo names used in the United States and their botanical equivalents.

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Mechanical Properties of Bamboo
Engineering, Construction

Mechanical Properties of Bamboo

What are the mechanical properties of bamboo? It is propably one of the most frequently asked questions among European or American architects, engineers and builders. Such information is easily found and available for wood, steel, concrete or even engineered bamboo products such as flooring and panelling, but this is not the case for bamboo poles. Why? Bamboo consists of many different

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Leaching Bamboo
Preservation

Leaching Bamboo

Storing bamboo in water or “leaching bamboo” is a traditional bamboo preservation method, used by indigenous communities and farmers of several Asian and Latin American regions. In Latin America it has been the tradition to transport bamboo from the mountain and jungle areas towards the urban centers by means of bamboo rafts.

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