How bamboo meets construction needs in the Philippines, and further stories

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For PropertyGuru’s news roundup, a sustainable materials company in the Philippines converts bamboo fibre into structural materials for constructing houses and buildings. In other headlines, over 25,000 Vietnamese residents in seven coastal localities are now safeguarded by storm- and flood-resistant homes. Lastly, Hongkongers will be eligible for rewards of up to HKD3,000 for reporting neighbours who abuse the public housing system.

How bamboo meets PH construction needs

Rizome PH, a sustainable materials company in Cagayan de Oro City, converts bamboo fibre into structural materials for constructing houses and buildings. “The bamboo grass, with the application of science and technology, is being turned into beams, columns, and panels,” Christopher Ua-o, head of manufacturing at Rizome PH, told reporters during a factory visit in Cagayan de Oro on 28th November. “You create a building with a wood finish that looks beautiful, but you didn’t cut down any trees,” he added. Mr. Ua-o also said in BusinessWorld that the bamboo materials developed by Rizome PH have passed durability and suitability tests conducted by the Department of Science and Technology-Forest Products Research and Development Institute and Washington State University.

Vietnam, UNDP fortify coastal communities against climate change

Over 25,000 Vietnamese residents in seven coastal localities are now safeguarded by storm- and flood-resistant homes, thanks to a project on improving the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate change in Vietnam. According to VietnamPlus, the project, which runs from 2017 to 2024, also restored 4,028 ha of mangrove forests and installed early warning systems in 24 high-risk communes. A joint effort between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Vietnamese Government, the project targets Nam Dinh, Thanh Hoa, Quang Binh, Hue, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Ca Mau, known for their high vulnerability to the impacts of climate change.

Hong Kong to hand out cash rewards for exposing public housing abuses

Hongkongers will be eligible for rewards of up to HKD3,000 for reporting neighbours who abuse the public housing system, the government has announced, as an official said the scheme would not undermine social harmony. HKFP reports that people will be eligible if they provide information allowing the government to take back a public rental flat, said the Housing Authority, Hong Kong’s main provider of public housing, on 8th January. Any person aged 16 or above “who provides genuine and concrete information” allowing the Housing Department to take back a flat involved in a tenancy abuse case will be eligible to submit reports.

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