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Lamboo Inc. and the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana have partnered to examine the
current use of sustainable materials
in the architectural industry
and to implement the use of engineered bamboo for architectural and
structural applications. Research is taking place on campus at the Annex II building, and a lab has
been established to accommodate this exciting research.
Lamboo
Inc. has supplied
material for structural applications to be utilized in the final design for the
U.S. Department of Energy 2009 Solar Decathlon. The Solar Decathlon is a competition sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
in partnership with its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
This is the 4th Solar Decathlon event and the 2nd time that the
University of Illinois will be involved. The Decathlon gets its name from the
10 specific areas of competition: architecture,
engineering, market viability,
communications, comfort, appliances, hot water, lighting, energy balance, and transportation.
With the use of Lamboo, the building will attain higher levels of efficiency by
incorporating framing elements that are just 3/4" thick and spaced at
approximately 2' - 0" on center. Thus the material is not only rapidly renewable,
but it also
significantly reduces thermal bridging in walls.
This system allows
for the use of less material and more efficiency.
Test results show that bamboo has High tensile
strength, high stability, and excellent compression properties. The average modulus of elasticity is higher
than Southern Yellow Pine and Douglas Fir which gives Lamboo the opportunity to be
produced in longer spans.
Lamboo, Inc is dedicated to remaining an innovative, environmentally
responsible company. We will continue to
conduct research to find the best quality, most efficient, and most renewable resources and processes. Lamboo’s patented lamination process and innovation, positions us to be as
sustainable as our
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