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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. [email protected]
Mob. +44 (0) 7769 040 891
Address. University of Bath, BA2
7AY, Bath, UK
