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House prices today make starting a new life in the woods filled with fruit-bearing trees look more promising. A tropical country like the Philippines needs housing materials to absorb less heat, but concrete, which is used to build most homes here, does the contrary. And like any other sector, the...

Bamboo, the tallest grass on Earth, has great environmental benefits. It absorbs lots of carbon, improves soil health, and helps clean the air. This material is used for housing in rural areas, but only for one to two story structures.  In turn, a bill seeking to strengthen the use of bamboo...