Bamboo in Sustainable Buildings & Interiors

<p>Welcome to the <strong>Green and Healthy Places podcast</strong>, in which we explore the themes of <strong>wellbeing</strong> and <strong>sustainability</strong> in <strong>real</strong> <strong>estate</strong> and <strong>interiors</strong> today.</p><p>I'm your host, Matt Morley, founder of <strong>Biofilico</strong> <a href="https://biofilico.com/healthy-building"><strong>healthy buildings</strong> </a>and in this episode i’m talking to <strong>Manuel Diaz Cebrian</strong> about his role creating a new <strong>bamboo</strong> <strong>industry</strong> in Mexico.</p><p>Manuel was previously a Director at the Mexican Tourism Board in  London where he managed the country’s image throughout Europe, repositioning Mexico as a cultural and culinary destination.</p><p>He is now Director of Special Projects for Marbella Design Week and is launching into the world of sustainability entrepreneurship by agitating for a Mexican bamboo industry to rival that os nearby Colombia.</p><p>We discuss bamboo’s sustainability credentials, it’s various applications in sustainable buildings iand interiors, its social impact benefits for indigenous peoples in Mexico, the influence of Bali’s Green School on bamboo-friendly architecture and much more.</p><p>GUEST / MANUEL DIAZ CEBRIAN - BAMBOO IN MEXICO</p><p>HOST / MATT MORLEY - WELLBEING CHAMPION</p><p>LINKS:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.greenschool.org/about-us/">Green School Bali</a></li><li><a href="https://hoteljakarta.com/">Hotel Jakarta, Amsterdam </a></li><li><a href="https://designweekmarbella.com/en/home/">Marbella Design Week</a></li><li><a href="https://boomingbamboo.com/">Booming Bamboo</a></li></ul>