Now Streaming Free: "Taking Bamboo to New Heights," with Jonas Hauptman
Renewable, carbon-saving bamboo is a common raw material in home goods, clothing, and more. But this inventor is trying to take bamboo to new heights—in the construction of modern, mid-rise buildings.
“I'm interested in a unitized material that quickly regenerates, warehouses carbon, and can readily be turned into a building system.”
- Jonas Hauptman
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In today’s featured interview, Jonas Hauptman, a craftsperson and designer/inventor who co-leads the Bio Design Research Group at Virginia Tech, discusses his work in developing new building processes with bamboo—and his vision for addressing the global housing deficit.
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I saw a bamboo chopping board in Ikea the other night and all I could think about was making a guitar body out of it.