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Building a sustainable housing business was once just a spark of idea for this couple. Yet, that faint but guiding light ignited their sleeping passion for the Earth’s tallest grass—an ambition they chased for years. Now, they awake to the dreams they built. Their secret? Passing the fire on to...

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...

Carbon can be stored naturally in bamboo, significantly reducing waste and saving the environment BAMBOO WILL SAVE US A worker sorting bamboo in a treatment plant (Alecs Ongcal for Hilti Foundation) At the supply facility in Nasugbu, Batangas, bamboo is treated and prepared for use in the...