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Dr Hector F. ArchilaResearcher(Presented by: Dr Giovanni L. Pesce)

Bamboo sproutsBamboo fence

Bamboo… panda

Hill Restaurant, Jardine de Mexico, Morelos, Mexico (by Vo Trong Nghia Architects)

Guadua Angustifolia

(aka: “Green steel”)

Engineered bamboo

product (EBPs)

Vertical pressure + Temp.Cut into strips

(peeled skins)

Heat pressed

Flat densified strips

Round cane

From round to flat…

Flat board

Engineered Bamboo Products (EBPs)

50% less waste

than conventional manufacture

50% less glue

than strand woven bamboo*

2x as rigid as

a structural solid timber products

CO2 negative

Environmentally friendly in durable applications.*

INBAR Technical Report No. 35

Reduce energy and labour input (Straight forward process)

Engineered (Predictable & Standardisable)

More durable

Structural systems

Engineered Bamboo Products (EBPs)

Potential uses of EBPs

Structural material

Furniture

Flooring

Shipbuilding

…

“Make the difference: engineer the bamboo!!!”

Contact. Dr. Hector Archila

E-mail. hector.archila@bath.edu

Mob. +44 (0) 7769 040 891

Address. University of Bath, BA2

7AY, Bath, UK