ENGR. LUIS FELIPE LOPEZ
Luis oversees research, training, and application of Base’s Cement-Bamboo Frame Technology in the Philippines. As a native of Colombia, Luis moved to the Philippines in 2014 to take on the role of Base Bahay’s Head of Product Development for Bamboo Housing. Prior to BASE, he was a consultant of the HILTI Foundation in determining the best bamboo
construction system for the Philippines.
Luis graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia in
2000. He is one of the authors of the Colombian Bamboo Structural Design Code NSR-10 and
collaborated actively in the development of the Peruvian and Ecuadorian bamboo Codes as well. Currently, He is part of the ISO Committee TC 165 (Timber and bamboo structures) representing Colombia, where he worked keenly on the update of the ISO 22156 “Bamboo structural design” standard, published in June 2021. He is also the newly appointed Co-Chair for the National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP) 8th Edition, 2022 – Chapter 8 Bamboo Volume I.