Lamboo, Inc

Lamboo Inc. is a research, development, and manufacturing company founded from the combined experience of seasoned architects, structural engineers, material scientist, and biotechnology specialist on the forefront of cutting edge, sustainable design technology for the residential and commercial construction industries worldwide.

Lamboo, Inc. produces engineered structural bamboo for architectural applications. Bamboo, as a building product, offers enhanced performance over traditional forms of construction material. Integrating bamboo’s natural attributes into the Lamboo laminated process has created a superior structural building material that offers benefits to the environment, the construction industry, and Latin American nations seeking economic opportunity.

Lamboo Inc. is dedicated to bringing engineered bamboo for structural applications to the forefront for all to use. We have initiated the process of the development of ASTM Standards for commercialized use in the US and other countries. Lamboo has worked hard to gain acknowledgement, acceptance, and certification from the following:

• ASTM (American Standard of Testing Materials)
• ICC (International Code Council)
• LEED® CREDITS. (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
• MR Credit 6 - Rapidly renewable materials
• IEQ Credit 4.4 - Low-emitting materials
• ID Credit 1 - Environmental preferable material
• ID Credit 2 -Life Cycle Assessment/ Environmental Impact
  

As a leader in the sustainable design technology industry, Lamboo, Inc. is an environmentally responsible company that loves giving back to the community. Lamboo has two locations in Illinois and partnerships throughout the US. The different locations and partnerships allow for 80% of all Lamboo production to be done by American Workers. We have stream lined our shipping and logistics to keep the cost and use of fuels to a minimum. We are conserving our planet one shipment at a time.

Our mission here at Lamboo Inc. is to develop and supply the most efficient, renewable resources available for structural and architectural applications within the construction and manufacturing industries. Lamboo Inc. and its partners envision a world where the prospects for change are within reach. By reducing the construction industries’ devastation of countless forests and by promoting “green” building within our global communities, we are committed to making a positive impact on our world.

Through research and patented technologies, our innovative group of material scientists, architects, and engineers are focused on developing specific and new trend-setting technologies that will aid in the recovery of our natural ecosystems. Through streamlined logistics, multiple source plantations, and manufacturing facilities throughout North, Central, and South America, we are able to quickly and efficiently supply any market wishing to utilize these innovative materials and supply any design professional, contractor, or manufacturer and their facilities worldwide.

Luke D. Schuette – President, Founder / CEO

Principal Schuette Design Architects; LEED AP; Chairman of the task group for ASTM D07.02.03 bamboo for structural applications.

John K. Dobbins –Board Member / Director of R&D

Architect; Structures Professor; Construction Documents Technologist, Construction Specifications Institute; Standards Writer

Bruce Craig - Board Member / Director of Product Development

Jim Anderson – Board Member / Research

Chair - Building Research Council, UIUC; Chair - Design Division & Professor, School of Architecture, UIUC

Marc Mitalski – Board Member / Architectural & Structural Continuing Education

President of PREPARE, INC. structural engineering

Andrew Paoni – Board Member / CFO

MBA; Financial Advisor - Sikich Financial

Bob Schultz – Board Member / Corporate Advisor / Partner

Chairman – AKRA Builders, Inc.; President – Schultz Investment Company; Co-Founder – Inc. 500 Firm

Cole Bradley –Director of Marketing

Marketing and advertising; public relations

Kenny Vallelonga -Director of Shipping & Logistics

Logistics supervisor Coca-Cola, Inc.

Jack Frost – Board Member / Biotechnology Specialist

Plant Biology Specialist; Carbon Sequestration Specialist

Jaren Hammann- Director of Manufacturing

Engineering Analysis; Production Manager; Prototype Developer

Ken Nimmons – Board Member / Business Advisor

Sports Product Manufacturer; Architectural Analysis; Product Development

Peter Illig- Board Member / International Environmental Advisor

International Business Development; Sustainability Advisor

Ted Prehn – Board Member / Real Estate Developer

Business infrastructure Developer; Real Estate Advisor

Lamboo, Inc. is the only company to hold certification from ASTM (American Standard of Testing Materials) and ICC (International Code Council) for laminated engineered bamboo products for structural and architectural applications. The uses of Lamboo products have been given approval for LEED® CREDITS. All of our products contribute to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification under MR Credit 6 - Rapidly renewable materials, IEQ Credit 4.4 - Low-emitting materials; ID Credit 1 - Innovation in Design (Environmentally Preferable Material), and ID Credit 2 - Innovation in Design (Life Cycle Assessment / Environmental Impact). All Lamboo products qualify for up to 4 LEED Credits.

  *All LEED Point referances are suggested with the use of Lamboo LVB material in LEED Qualified Projects.  LEED applicants should use there own objective determinations of product attributes in LEED certification Process.  Please refer to USGBC website for more information regarding your specific projects.*

President of Lamboo, Inc. Luke D. Schuette has been named chairman of the task group ASTM D07.02.03 to establish standards to be set forth, for the future use of Bamboo as a structural application.

ICC approval received great reviews on the first showing at the council meeting.

Lamboo Is expected to release ICC report in the coming months !

    

    

In the world we live in today with global warming, sparse fossil fuels, endangered species, land degradation, pollution, soil erosion, deforestation, habitat destruction, nuclear meltdown, ozone depletion, resource depletion, toxins, herbicides, pesticides, and wild fires we are proud to offer you the most sustainable, fastest growing, environmentally and economically friendly products on the market.

Lamboo in comparison to timber takes 4 years to fully mature, where as timber on average takes 25 to 50 years to mature. Lamboo has 3 times the structural capacity of timber, achieving longer spans which allows for use of less material. Bamboo can be harvested without replanting, due to its root structure and grass like features, which eliminate soil erosion. Unlike other crops, bamboo requires little or no pesticides to grow, because of a natural bio-agent that is bound to the plant at the molecular level. There is no comparison as far as yield per acre; bamboo can be harvested at a rate of 14 tons of usable fiber per acre every four to six years. In comparison, 8 tons of timber can be harvested per acre every 25 years. Timber is and has been an excellent fiber source, but bamboo is another source of fiber that cannot be ignored.

Bamboo as a resource is the most sustainable plant used in the manufacturing of structural and architectural systems. It has many uses, many species, versatility, and much more. It offers value to the planet and the life on it. You can wear bamboo, play bamboo, ride bamboo, eat bamboo, build with bamboo and live in a house made of bamboo, just to name a few.

Lamboo, Inc. is as sustainable as its products. They are creating new jobs in the U.S. and Latin American nations. They are streamlining their operations for shipping and logistics; they customize each individual order to eliminate waste of resources and time. The four species of bamboo that are used are not used as a food source or habitat for any animals. Every element of operations has been carefully monitored and reevaluated to ensure the best possible products, services and future for our company and our planet.