Coconut coir is an eco-friendly sustainable product available for many different uses. Coir is growing in popularity as a substitute for peat moss as a product for erosion control, and it can also be used as a building material.
Bamboo is becoming the natural material of choice for the construction and interior design industry. With better termite resistance and fireproofing, it is increasingly replacing timber in building projects across the world.
Why using hemp is a sustainable building material foir the future.
Fungi are some of the most ancient organisms around. But could they also be the future of construction and building materials? Researchers and companies are looking to turn mushrooms into the building blocks of sustainable homes and workspaces.
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Bamboo is said to be the most sustainable building material in the world, so we took a trip to Bali to learn more about how it could help save the world. The rapidly renewable, carbon-neutral material has the potential to fight climate change.
Here are some alternative and eco-friendly building materials which can replace concrete and steel. These sustainable materials come from sources you would never have thought such as seaweed, mushrooms and even coffee. They allow designers and engineers to construct green buildings with a low carbon footprint.
Scientists in London are testing a form of concrete called sugarcrete which is made from fibrous material left over from the harvest of sugarcane. The material can be made simply and hopes to provide an alternative to high-energy use construction materials.
Algae-based bioplastics are emerging as a promising sustainable alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastics, contributing to ecological degradation and climate change and harming marine life.
Seaweed and other plants are 100% biodegradable and can break down in weeks, making them a great sustainable packaging alternative to plastic. We spoke with Pierre, the co-founder of Notpla to learn more about the company's ambitions. Notpla is a company dedicated to innovation and improving the market of single use packaging through the use of their revolutionary plant-based material.
What differentiates plant-based plastics from conventional plastics are what the material is sourced from. Plant-based plastics are plastics made from plant-derived molecules, as opposed to petroleum-derived molecules.
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Coconut coir is an eco-friendly sustainable product available for many different uses.
Turning coconut husks into building materials
Bamboo has long been used as a traditional building material
Hempcrete is the sustainable alternative to a traditional brick and concrete block home.
Sustainable building materials are becoming increasingly more popular due to their low environmental impact and reduced carbon footprint.