{"id":32547,"date":"2022-11-28T16:06:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T16:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/?p=32547"},"modified":"2023-07-12T13:33:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T13:33:32","slug":"bamboo-sustainable-building-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paneco.ch\/en\/bamboo-sustainable-building-material\/","title":{"rendered":"Bamboo \u2013 sustainable building material"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At the moment, work on the infrastructure is in full progress. All buildings in the Orangutan Haven are designed with modern and innovative architecture, paying the utmost attention to the sustainability of the building materials and their applications. Construction manager Gilbert Murrer explains how this is put into practice. The young Austrian originates from a timber construction family and has specialized on working with bamboo on the island of Bali. He works for our affiliate foundation YEL and has been passionately involved in the Haven since its initial infrastructure was set up in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Visitors cross the impressive bamboo bridge to reach the Orangutan Haven.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bamboo is ideal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the tropical climate of Sumatra, fast growing bamboo provides an ideal material for sustainable construction. It is locally and abundantly available and plays a key role in the selection of our constructing methods. Bamboo provides an excellent alternative to hardwoods. Because the bamboo poles are hollow on the inside and have so-called nodal rings at regular intervals, they are light but strong and very stable. Spread over a total area of 47 hectares, the Orangutan Haven grows bamboo for its own use and serves as a model of sustainable forestry. It eliminates transportation costs for this important resource altogether. The bamboo poles are cleaned, immunized against termites, dried, and then used to build bamboo structures. Even the shingles for the roofing are made by our workers on site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Warehouse for bamboo building material in Orangutan Haven.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Worldwide, the construction industry is responsible for more than 30% of total carbon dioxide emissions. A considerable part of this percentage is generated by the production of cement. For this reason, we avoid the use of concrete as much as possible in the Haven. It is replaced by innovative construction materials made from local sand and clay. The walls of the buildings, for example, are created from layers of clay that are pressed into molds with homemade tampers, as shown in the video. In addition to avoiding cement, green technologies are used wherever possible. Photovoltaic panels are installed on the roofs, or they are \u2018greened\u2019 for its cooling and water absorbing effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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