While bamboo has been used in construction in Asia for thousands of years, it’s starting to catch on in sustainable housing development in parts of the United States and other places in the world.

At a time when environmental consciousness is becoming ever more vitally important, the housing industry is making itself at home in the middle of this profound transformation. Sustainable housing was ...

Bamboo has quickly become the go-to alternative to traditional hardwoods. It grows to maturity in just 3–5 years (compared to oak’s 20–50 years), making it a renewable powerhouse. Beyond its ...

Bamboo, the perennial and plentiful plant, is the next big thing in sustainable construction. For centuries, bamboo had been used for traditional ceremonies and as the primary material for building ...

After the catastrophic 2017 Northeast India floods ravaged the state of Assam, the nonprofit SEEDS (Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society) teamed up with local organization NEADS ...

Turning shipping containers into sustainable housing, a kickoff event was held Wednesday for a unique project in Phoenix. As the saying goes, if you build it, they will come. In this case, they ...