These prefabricated bamboo homes can be assembled in a few days and last for up to 50 years -- and they may help solve the sustainability problems of the construction industry.
Story by Rebecca Cairns; video by Gisella Deputato, CNN
Searching for new ways to build sustainable homes, Earl Forlales decided to look not into the future, but to the past. His grandparents, like generations of Filipinos, lived in a"Bahay Kubo" -- a traditional, boxy, single-story bamboo hut on stilts, indigenous to the Philippines."Filipinos have been using bamboo even before colonial times, for thousands of years," he says.
Strong and flexible, bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants in the world: while soft and hard woods can take betweento mature, bamboo is ready to harvest in as little as three years. When treated and engineered, it can last for decades. Realizing the Bahay Kubo could be adapted to create a contemporary home, Forlales began designing his own bamboo houses.
The company launched production of its prefabricated homes in November 2020. The structures can be assembled in just a few days and are predicted to last up to 50 years, says Forlales. He hopes that Cubo's modular designs and use of bamboo can"help accelerate sustainable building" while also providing affordable housing solutions for the Philippines' housing crisis.
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