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- Discover the Boundless Potential of Bamboo with “Booming Bamboo – Fully Revised Edition”MaterialDistrict is proud to announce the release of "Booming Bamboo - Fully Revised Edition", authored by Pablo van der Lugt. This updated and expanded…
- Bamboo buildings on World Bamboo DayToday, on World Bamboo Day, we present several constructions that use the super material bamboo. Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on the planet.…
- All about bamboo on World Bamboo DayIn celebration of this incredible, sustainable, durable, and versatile material, today we discuss all you need to know about bamboo on World Bamboo Day!…
- Building with bamboo on World Bamboo DayToday (18 September) is World Bamboo Day. At MaterialDistrict, we love bamboo, as it is one of the most sustainable and versatile materials in…
- ZCB Bamboo Pavilion constructed from bamboo polesBamboo is an amazing material. It is strong, it is flexible, and because it grows so fast, it is an environmentally friendly building material.…
- Book Booming Bamboo is out now!You can weave it, laminate it, spin it into fabric, even 3D print it. Bamboo is one of the most versatile materials in the…
- Raising Canes: Future Bamboo CitiesBamboo is fast growing, quickly renewable, low on water consumption, excellent at absorbing carbon and when used in a building, it is between two…
- Bamboo: The Green ReinforcementThe Future Cities Laboratory in Singapore is currently investigating, with some very promising results, the replacement of steel as a reinforcing material in concrete…
- Bamboo Speakers and Hair Dryers Show Cool Material PotentialSamy Rio researches the use of bamboo in its natural tubular form in an industrial way with the goal of achieving the material quality…
- Bamboo-Based Composite Drone Demonstrates Potential of High-Performance Bio-Based MaterialsA research team in Tianjin, China, has successfully flown a drone built partly from bamboo-based composite materials. The aircraft represents what researchers describe as…
- Europe’s Tallest Bamboo Tower Highlights Sustainable Innovation at ZOO PlanckendaelZOO Planckendael in Mechelen, Belgium, built what is said to be Europe’s tallest bamboo tower. This structure stands 28 metres tall and became the…
- Bamboo-Based Panels: Durability and Sustainability in Large-Scale InfrastructureBamboo-based panels have demonstrated resilience against extreme weather and corrosion in the world’s longest sea-crossing bridge—the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge. This case highlights the use…
- The world’s first telecom tower made from bambooDuring the last decades, bamboo has become a popular material. That is not so strange, since bamboo has some great qualities. It is a…
- Bamboo Cabin Plan: A Sticky Rice Dumpling in the ForestTaiwanese artist and designer Cheng Tsung Feng has built a unique bamboo structure that connects traditional craft with sustainable design. Called Bamboo Cabin Plan:…
- Bamboo SkyscraperBamboo grows within five years to a fiber stronger than any wood whatsoever. So why is it not used more often as a building…
- A Blooming Bamboo HouseBamboo is a great material not only because of its sustainable properties, but also because of its design flexibility. We’ve recently featured a number…
- Seven-Storey Observation Tower in St. Louis to Be Constructed from Structural Engineered BambooA proposal has been announced for the world’s first seven-storey observation tower constructed using Structural Engineered Bamboo (SEB) in combination with stainless steel. The…
- All you want to know about BambooDr. Pablo van der Lugt has launched his website in which all of his 7-year bamboo research (MSc, PhD at Delft University of Technology)…
- Circular Take-Back System Introduced For Bamboo Façade And Decking ApplicationsMOSO Bamboo and distribution partner Awood have launched a take-back system for their Bamboo X-treme façade and decking products. The initiative enables circular reuse…
- Bamboo-Based Biodegradable Mulch Film for Greener AgricultureResearchers in China have created a new biodegradable mulch film made from bamboo waste. This biobased material provides an eco-friendly solution for agricultural soil…
- An e-bike made of bambooE-bike company Diodra developed what they claim is the world lightest e-bike, which features a bamboo frame. The e-bike weighs up to 15kg, which…
- Wetland Caves Pavilion Integrates Bamboo and Concrete Within a Wetland LandscapeLocated on Chuanchang Island in Longyou County, Zhejiang Province, China, the Wetland Caves Pavilion by Studio 10 combines concrete columns, a lightweight bamboo-grid roof…
- Earthquake-Proof Bamboo Housing Offers Low-Cost Resilience in MyanmarIn March 2025, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar and caused major damage in Mandalay. Yet only 15 kilometres from the epicentre, a group…
- The world’s first tall building made of engineered bambooAt Zhejiang University in China, a 6-storey building is constructed, consisting of mostly engineered bamboo, the first multi-storey building of this material. The building…
