Founder and Chief Innovations Officer, RIZOME (Bamboo Ecologic Corporation) Profile / Bio Profile / Bio David E. Sands is the Founder and Chief Innovations Officer of RIZOME (Bamboo Ecologic Corporation), a climate tech company developing giant bamboo as a primary global building material to sequester gigatons of carbon. RIZOME, a Top 30 Carbon Removal XPrize solution, is reforesting thousands of acres and producing laminated bamboo products. The company received the 2024 U.S. Department of State Award for Corporate Excellence. He also founded Bamboo Living, Inc., the first company to achieve a U.S. building code certification for structural bamboo (ICC ESR-1636). Over nearly three decades, Bamboo Living has delivered hundreds of bamboo structures to clients including a tech founder, Oscar-winning actress, and global creatives. Licensed in Hawaii since 1991, David earned his Master of Architecture from the University of Florida and formerly served as AIA Maui Chapter President. He’s been featured on Discovery Channel’s Building Off the Grid and is a keynote speaker at global bamboo and architecture events across five continents. David also served as Chairman of the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and is a proud Eagle Scout. Materials Title Date Learning Materials Topics Financing a Climate Solution: Timber Bamboo and Engineered Bamboo Construction Materials 11 April, 2025 Slides Environment, Finance