You’ve probably found sustainable and low-cost options, but they don’t look good either. Or dignified and affordable, but not sustainable. You can either find dignified and sustainable solution, but it won’t be affordable. “A need for a sustainable housing solution, and the need for a low-cost home that is dignified. That’s why we believe that engineered bamboo is the future,” said Earl.įor Earl and his team, it’s really the need that brought out the solution. 7% of the global carbon emissions are coming from cement or concrete only. “For us, it didn’t make sense to use concrete anymore. This is the reason why Cubo is keeping their pledge to do their part in protecting the environment. Traditional construction materials such as iron, steel, and concrete, are identified as carbon emitters, and the consumption of raw materials by the construction industries is one of the causes of the depletion of natural resources. DOST has the knowledge, DTI has the equipment, and they even train people how to process engineered bamboos.” Earl explained, “It was an idea that we really had to act on because we are underutilizing bamboo. And two years after winning the competition, they have started manufacturing for different clients, with Earl Forlales taking the helm as CEO, and Zahra Zanjani as the COO.Ĭoming from a materials engineering background, Earl saw the potential of engineered bamboo, given that the country already has the abundant supply and the technology. We won in November 2018, and by January 2019, we already had a prototype,” shared Earl. They gave us a prize money for it which was great because we were able to prototype that solution right away. “I submitted the idea of upgrading a traditional bahay kubo, and we won that competition over 1,200 designers/architects around the world.
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