David Sands

Founder & Chief Innovations Officer for Bamboo Ecologic Corporation dba RIZOME, a Climate Solution Company recognized by Carbon Removal XPrize as a Top 30 Solution. Reforesting thousands of acres & producing engineered building materials. 2024 US State Department Award for Corporate Excellence.Founder, CEO, and Chief Architect for Bamboo Living.Developed first US building code standard for structural bamboo & built around 500 structural bamboo projects around the world. The buildings have withstood multiple Category 5 hurricanes with winds up to 320 kilometers per hour.Licensed Architect & former President AIA Maui. American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention speaker. World Bamboo Congress speaker: Costa Rica, Bangkok, Antwerp, Mexico, & Taiwan keynote. American Bamboo Society National Convention speaker. Featured on Discovery Channel.