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FROM THE JUDGES

“Incredibly creative. This particular building speaks volumes as to why

understanding the region’s weather patterns and the materials that are
available in the marketplace can produce affordable housing, and meet Key Components CLOSET
ALTERNATIVE BUILDING SYSTEMS: Structural SLEEPING
the needs of the specific target market. Sometimes less is more.” bamboo panel system
APPLIANCES: Samsung 30-inch, 5.8-cubic-feet
Single Oven Gas Range; Vissani 9.9-cubic-foot BATH
Top Freezer Refrigerator
CAULKS AND SEALANTS: DAP Dynaflex 230
COUNTERTOPS: Mango wood kitchen LANAI
countertops (epoxy finish) with Koa face
frames LIVING/
DINING
DECKS: Bamboo roof, woven bamboo ceiling, ROOM
bamboo railings and bamboo pickets; stamped KITCHEN
concrete with broadcast colors
DOORS AND HARDWARE: Masonite; Kwikset
Powerbolt touchpad electronic deadbolt
ELECTRICAL: 6-kWh Blue Ion lithium iron
phosphate off-grid energy storage (Blue Planet
Energy)
EXTERIOR FINISHES: Split bamboo siding FLOOR PLAN
FIRE PROTECTION: Bamboo poles meet
requirements of Class A Fire Rating
FLOORING: Stained cream polish concrete For almost a quarter century, Bamboo power of the sun, and the energy is stored in
FURNITURE: Hammock chairs that retract to Living has made a name for itself by Blue Ion lithium iron phosphate batteries by
the ceiling, built-in daybed, mobile kitchen island designing and building the rst and only Blue Planet Energy. The house is essentially
made from tropical hardwoods, bamboo ladder structures to use International Code Council o’-grid ready, with propane-powered range
INSULATION: Reflectix (ICC-ES)-approved bamboo. The company and water heater, and no HVAC system. The
LANDSCAPING: Majority of lot left in its natural calls bamboo construction “green building at home has a carbon-negative footprint, both
state with ‘ōhi‘a lehua trees, bamboo orchids
and autograph trees; landscaping includes its best,” as it aids in the ght against climate in its construction phase as well as in its
variety of tropical fruit trees change by saving trees and by removing built state, generating more power than it
LIGHTING: 100 percent LED carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and consumes.
PAINTS AND STAINS: Sherwin-Williams bamboo stores C02 faster than other trees, Meanwhile, the bungalow’s owner says
Harmony Interior Acrylic Latex Paint (zero VOC thanks to its fast growth rate. she felt personally inspired to add to
formula), Cetol 23 Plus RE Wood Finish The prefabricated bamboo elements the bamboo’s beauty by including other
PLUMBING PLUMBING FIXTURES: Flojet 24-V include steel connectors at the joints, that natural materials such as mango and koa
DC with 2.1-gal pressure tank, American are secured on site with a system of through- hardwoods for the kitchen countertops;
Standard stainless steel double-basin kitchen
sink, Moen Adler Shower Faucet, Style bolts. With this structural system, Bamboo choosing paint, tiles and a stained concrete
Selections single sink vanity Living buildings have withstood multiple floor with earthy hues; and displaying
RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS SOLAR, WIND, hurricanes with winds up to 185 mph. nature-centric art. She adds that she
ETC. : 6-kWh Blue Ion lithium iron phosphate Nicknamed “The Tiny Bamboo treasures the calm, tranquil space, and that
off-grid energy storage; 8 SolarWorld 350-watt Bungalow,” the structure was built with the artisan-quality bamboo joinery “makes
photovoltaic panels a flying gable roofline, a high ceiling [me] feel like [I’m] living inside a handmade
ROOF: HPM corrugated metal roofing with exposed bamboo trusses, and a piece of furniture.”
SPECIALTY PRODUCTS: Handmade copper rain lanai with bamboo poles and pickets that Sands believes bamboo could one day
chains
STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS: Structural blended into the outdoors. The bamboo be the thing that takes the state of Hawaii
bamboo scissor trusses, bamboo cross-brace components of the structure, which carbon neutral. The plant’s fast growth, he
shear wall panels, bamboo porch system with include the wall panels, roof structure and says, would easily make for a constant, easily
structural columns and beams porch elements, were produced at Bamboo accessed building material. GB
VENTILATION: Screened windows at roof peaks Living’s factory in Vietnam. After being
for natural ventilation shipped to Hawaii, a construction crew of
WATER HEATING: Takagi 140,000 BTU Propane six assembled the bamboo home package Project Stats
Tankless Water Heater (T-KJr2-OS-P) in just one day.
WATER MANAGEMENT INDOOR OUTDOOR : The Tiny Bamboo Bungalow operates NAME: Tiny Bamboo Bungalow, Kea’au, Hawaii
Rainwater catchment system (6,500 gal) ARCHITECT DESIGNER: Bamboo Living
WINDOWS, SKYLIGHTS, PATIO DOORS: Ply Gem completely o’-grid. A 6,500-gallon rainwater BUILDER: Bamboo Living
windows and sliding glass door catchment tank stores and supplies the PHOTOGRAPHER: Andrew Richard Hara
water. Eight photovoltaic panels capture the

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