
Using bamboo for reforestation and clean energy in Uganda
Each year, Uganda loses over 200,000 acres of forest to source wood for domestic cooking needs, such as firewood...

Cloud Paper makes bamboo toilet paper to save the trees
According to Cloud Paper, a bamboo paper product maker, humankind currently cuts down an acre of forest every second. In...

Bamboo diapers are better for your wallet and the planet
The average baby will use 5,000 to 6,000 diapers before they are toliet trained. According to a report from the...

Sustainable bamboo makes up these off-grid eco-resorts
Nomadic Resorts is at it again, designing a bamboo treehouse resort called Playa Viva in Mexico for an off-grid...

Energy efficient bamboo device in Vietnam is a cooling system
AREP, a multidisciplinary architecture agency, created a cooling system prototype based on the history, culture...

Chinese cultural exchange hall combines politics and nature
aoe's new Sino-Italian Cultural Exchange Hall in Chengdu, China, has been built in a bamboo forest to the east...

Wander through columns of books at this bookstore in China
With books rising into the darkness above glossy floors, the Dujiangyan Zhongshuge bookstore by X+Living in Chengdu,...

Bamboo Pavilion brings people together with natural design
Lin Architecture has created a structure that puts humanity, social life and interaction at the core. Bamboo Pavilion...

Siempre Eco is the new wallet-friendly sustainability brand
One of the main barriers many individuals face when choosing to live more sustainably is the cost of environmentally...

Cariloha luxury textiles use organic, sustainable bamboo
The environmental and human impact of the textile industry is well-documented, leaving consumers looking for options...

This Brazilian home is made of rammed earth and bamboo
Created by architectural firm Encaixe Soluções Alternativas, the Ecocasa Atelier is located at the heart of the...

Luxome’s bamboo bedding is breathable, soft and sustainable
Spring is here — and with it brings flowers, bumblebees and of course, fluctuating weather. No matter where you...

A bamboo meditation center overlooks sunset views in Chiang Mai
Locally sourced bamboo and adobe bricks make up the new Meditation Cathedral & Sunset Sala, a cluster of organically...

Bamboo Compression Socks offer support via natural and recycled materials
Life is busy. Sometimes, it is so busy that it becomes difficult to take proper care of ourselves. One tool for...

Giant bamboo arches shield Haduwa Arts & Culture Institute from the sun
Along the Atlantic coast of Ghana’s Central Region in Apam, Vienna-based, trans-disciplinary lab [applied] Foreign...

Inspiring mud-and-bamboo Anandaloy Building uplifts a Bangladeshi community
German architecture practice Studio Anna Heringer has received the international architecture prize OBEL AWARD...

Submit your vegan recipes to win this sustainable chef’s kit!
Calling all foodies! With so many of us turning to our kitchens for comfort this year, we’ve decided to put together...

YY Nation shoes are made from bamboo, algae, pineapple and sugarcane
Tens of thousands of years ago, early hunter-gatherers braved frozen landscapes to go in search of food. And on...

A disused factory becomes an office with a landscaped bamboo roof terrace
Located in Shenzhen, China, the If Factory utilizes a sustainable design that transforms an old and disused factory...

Student designs inflatable bamboo greenhouses for sustainable farming
University of Westminster Master of Architecture (MArch) (RIBA Pt II) student Eliza Hague has proposed an eco-friendly...

This glamping hideout in Bali is made entirely out of bamboo
Adventurous glamping meets the soft sounds of the Indonesian rainforest at Hideout Horizon in East Karangasem,...

Off-grid bamboo bungalow embraces nature in Thailand
When Mr. Phol asked Bangkok-based architecture studio TOUCH to design for him a private home in Thailand's north-central...

Everloop’s sustainable toothbrush comes with replaceable bamboo bristles
Mexico City-based NOS has come out with a design to address one of the many causes of plastic pollution that consumers...

Northern China’s largest bamboo pavilion covers nearly half an acre
After years of building bamboo houses across rural China, Italian architect Mauricio Cardenas Laverde completed...

Bamboo electric bike is designed for Kathmandu locals and tourists
Designer and Fulbright scholar Lance Rake has teamed up with local bamboo builders at Abari in Kathmandu to design...

Energy-efficient Indian home features beautiful greenery
Mumbai based architecture and design firm, unTAG has just unveiled a stunning home built for a retired...

Ramboll helps Lombok locals build earthquake-resistant bamboo housing
In 2018 when Lombok was struck by several earthquakes, some measuring up to magnitude 7, local communities around...

This durable, recyclable cooler is made from bamboo, wool, steel and aluminum
Coolers are a part of every camping trip and fishing excursion, because they are a convenient and necessary tool...

Turtle-inspired bamboo shelter contracts to half its size in case of extreme weather
With extreme weather wreaking havoc around the world, there is a need for resilient shelters more than ever before....

New architecture learning center in London is built with bamboo and recycled yogurt pots
Architecture lovers have a new place to convene in London thanks to the recent completion of the Clore Learning...