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The circular economy is a set of principles which serve as a guide in how we use our resources in an efficient and sustainable way. Felix Bock is the CEO and the Founder of ChopValue and we are honored to have him as a guest on today’s episode, to talk about turning waste into a resource and building a movement around the circular economy.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• What is Chopvalue and Why Chopsticks?
•  The Scale Of Waste
• Building A Movement Around The Circular Economy
• Starting A Microfactory
• The Connection Between Profit And Impact
• Non-Toxic Resins
• Creating Modular Components
• Creating Cradle To Cradle Products
• From Raw Material To High-Value End Product
• Developing A Market
• Creating Long Term Partnerships
• No Bad Ideas
• Employee Engagement
• Growing Responsibly
• Using Franchising As A Tool For Growth
• Hungry For Change
• Redefining Waste To Resource
• Scaling and Doing Good

Learn more about ChopValue and Felix’ work: https://chopvalue.com/

Felix is also a resident speaker and facilitator of The Bamboo U Online Course: The Fundamentals Of Building With Bamboo: https://www.bamboou.com/courses

Sanne is a Bamboo U Alumni and an architect from Amsterdam. Together with her team, she is working on building an entire bamboo industry in Uganda- from plantation and harvesting to government support and building structures.

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In This Episode We Discuss:

4:05 Sanne’s First Bamboo Building Project

6:16 Building With Sustainable Materials In Uganda

7:20 Establishing The Overall System For A Bamboo Project To Be Possible

8:06 The Clients And Organisations Wanting To Build With Bamboo In Uganda

10:47 Setting Up A Bamboo Supply Chain

12:32 INBAR And Bamboo Seedlings

13:37 Setting Up A Database For Bamboo Uganda

14:43 Bamboo Species Of Africa

16:00 How Does Growing Bamboo Influence Your Designs

18:31 Bamboo Species Influencing Design

20:55 Opening A Bamboo Factory

22:18 Bamboo At The Nyege Nyege Music Festival

22:45 Building a 9000 sqm Bamboo Structure Over The Old Taxi Park In Uganda

25:35 Training Local Carpenters

28:18 Designing Within Constraints

31:35 Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are

32:40 Bringing The Right People Together

Learn more about Sanne and her team’s work:

@bkvvarchitecten

@sanneeekel

Sanne is an alumni of both Bamboo U’s The Fundamentals Of Building Bamboo Online Course and our 11 Day Build and Design Course: https://www.bamboou.com/courses

How do you build with bamboo in a context that is highly regulated? Jed Long began his journey of building with bamboo by constructing temporary structures at festivals and art installations for The Biennale of Sydney in Australia. Today, he has relocated to Bali to work on the manufacturing of cross-laminated bamboo with Indobamboo. He is passionate about increasing the uptake of bamboo for different contexts and purposes.

Jed is the Co-Founder of Cave Urban situated in Australia.

In This Episode We Discuss:

• 01:49 The Origins Of Cave Urban And Working With Bamboo In Australia
• 03:32 A Bamboo Exhibition: First Bamboo Project
• 05:39 Harvesting, Treating, Processing, And Building With Our Own Building
• 08:10 Harvesting Bamboo: Running vs Clumping Bamboo
• 09:20 Learning From Bamboo Masters
• 13:56 From Working in Unregulated To Regulated Spaces
• 14:44 Bamboo At The Sydney Biennale
• 17:53 What It's Like To Build With Bamboo Within Regulations
• 21:17 Building In Community
• 23:30 Education In Exchange For Labor
• 25:36 Agritecture: From Plant to Building
• 26:45 Creating A Culture Of Bamboo In Non-Bamboo Areas
• 29:45 Bamboo In Context
• 31:11 Indobamboo and Laminated Bamboo
• 34:24 The Challenges With Laminated Bamboo
• 38:58 Opportunities With Laminated Bamboo
• 40:40 ISO Standard For Engineered Bamboo Products
• 44:25 A Positive Future For The Built Environment
• 44:42 The Price Gap Between Bamboo and Conventional Materials
• 47:52 Durability

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Learn more about Jed’s work at:

https://www.caveurban.com/

@caveurban

https://indobamboo.com/

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Learn more about bamboo and engineering during our upcoming courses: https://www.bamboou.com/courses

We’re back with a brand new season, and we’re honored to have Luis Felipe Lopez as our first guest. Originally from Colombia, Luis is an expert bamboo engineer based in the Philippines where he works on sustainable social housing made using bamboo with his firm Base Bahay.

In this episode we discuss:

• 03.21 Traditional Bamboo Buildings In Colombia
• 06:30 Research On The Earthquake Resistance Of Bamboo Buildings
• 07:37 Publishing The World’s First Bamboo Building Code And The ISO Standards For Bamboo
• 09:08 Building Hurricane-Safe Homes With Bamboo
• 10:40 Base Bahay And The Hilti Foundation
• 12:30 Moving To The Philippines To Build Social And Sustainable Housing
• 14:31 Creating A Laboratory And Training Center For Sustainable Materials And Social Housing
• 16:30 Bamboo Testing
• 18:43 Testing The Properties Of Bamboo For Construction
• 20:50 Testing Guadua and Bambusa Blumeana
• 22:21 The Most Important Factors To Consider When Testing Bamboo
• 23:05 Comparing Bamboo To Other Materials
• 25:40  How Many Cars Can You Pile On Top Of A Bamboo Pole Before It Breaks?
• 28.04 Bamboo As A Round Pole Vs Processed Bamboo
• 33:34 The Social Sustainable Housing And What It Costs
• 35:00 The Major Roadblock To The Uptake Of Bamboo Construction
• 37:50 The Easiest Way To Lower The Carbon Emissions In Your Buildings
• 39:01 What You Can Do To Help Advance The Use Of Bamboo For Construction
   

Learn more about Luis’ work at:

https://base-builds.com/

@basebuilds 

Learn more about bamboo and engineering during our upcoming courses: https://www.bamboou.com/courses

This episode was recorded in Gozo, Malta in Dr. Friederich's home. 

Dr. Hans Friederich's blog:  Hansfriederich.wordpress.com

The Bamboo European Plantation Program: Bamboologic.eu

The World Bamboo Organization: Worldbamboo.net

International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation: www.inbar.int

Jules works for Ibuku and is currently part of the team designing Green School in Tulum, Mexico

You can also follow us on instagram @bambooubali

This episode was recorded at Bambu Indah in Bali Indonesia.  Sorry about the frogs in the background. Life in the jungle.

If you want to meet Moko take a tour of the Ibuku factory or come to Bamboo U! 

If you liked this podcast and want to learn more about Bamboo U please check out our upcoming course here.

You can also follow us on instagram @bambooubali

This episode was recorded at The Kul Kul Farm in Bali Indonesia. 

Check out BooBike, BooHugger, and his factory Bamboo Master. 

If you liked this podcast and want to learn more about Bamboo U please check out our upcoming course here.

You can also follow us on instagram @bambooubali

This episode was recorded at The Kul Kul Farm in Bali Indonesia. 

Please check out Elora's work at IBUKU.COM as well as her inspiring TED Talk. She was also just featured on Apple TV's new HOME series. View the trailer here, or check it out on Apple TV. You can also see her work on instagram @ibukubali

If you liked this podcast and want to learn more about Bamboo U please check out our upcoming course here.

You can also follow us on instagram @bambooubali

This episode was recorded at Bambu Indah in Bali Indonesia. 

Scotts favourite book:  Elements of Design: Rowena Reed Kostellow and the Structure of Visual  Relationships, By Gail Greet Hannah

If you liked this podcast and want to learn more about Bamboo U please check out our upcoming course here.

You can also follow us on instagram @bambooubali

This episode was recorded at The Kul Kul Farm in Bali Indonesia.