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Building Resilience, Empowering Communities: Base Bahay Foundation's Innovative Approach to Sustainable Homes

Strategic Insights

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With an average of 20 typhoons each year, the Philippines faces significant challenges in building resilient homes. Base Bahay Foundation's (BASE) Cement-Bamboo Frame Technology (CBFT) has revolutionized the concept of home, providing safe and sustainable living spaces for thousands of families. By utilizing local and renewable resources, CBFT has empowered communities to build better, smarter, and more resilient homes.

Key Takeaways:

  • BASE has built over 2,000 homes using CBFT, empowering over 10,000 individuals with safe and sustainable homes.
  • The technology has been proven to withstand maximum windspeed and magnitude specified in the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP).
  • CBFT is an affordable and sustainable alternative in construction, taking only six weeks to complete.
  • BASE supports the local economy by empowering farmers, workers, and builders, with partnerships across nine independent bamboo supply and treatment facilities.
  • The organization is shaping a new generation of skilled builders, architects, and engineers through the Bamboo Academy Program.
  • BASE has saved over 35,000 tons of CO2, demonstrating the potential of climate action, affordability, and social impact.

Statistics:

  • Average of 20 typhoons per year in the Philippines (Source: National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council).
  • 60% of homes in the Philippines are informally built and vulnerable to disasters (Source: World Risk Index 2022).
  • BASE has built over 2,000 homes using CBFT, empowering over 10,000 individuals (Source: Base Bahay Foundation).
  • CBFT takes only six weeks to complete (Source: Base Bahay Foundation).
  • BASE has saved over 35,000 tons of CO2 (Source: Hilti Foundation).
  • The organization has supported the local economy by empowering over 150 farmers, workers, and builders (Source: Base Bahay Foundation).
  • BASE has partnered with nine independent bamboo supply and treatment facilities (Source: Base Bahay Foundation).

Sources:

  • National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
  • World Risk Index 2022
  • Base Bahay Foundation
  • Hilti Foundation
  • Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines (ASEP)
  • National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP)

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