David Sands
Founder & Chief Innovations Officer, Rizome
United States
Innovation Arena
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. Featured on Discovery Channel.