Searching for a non-toxic fibreboard alternative to tree fibre I also found a new product in development called Mycoboard by Ecovative - Internet search located an article containing an article at architectureanddesign.au/news/mushrooms-emerging-in-construction-realm-as-insula Here is an excerpt: (5 March 2014) “... Eben Bayer & Gavin McIntyre were mechanical engineering students at ... University in New York, when they developed the ideas that now form the basis of their business: Ecovative Design. The start-up cut its teeth conjuring up biodegradable packaging manufactured from mycelium ... Ecovative reckon its mushroom materials use 80 per cent less energy to produce than expanded polystyrene (EPS), or what we commonly refer to as styrofoam. Yet it costs the same, whilst enjoying equal performance characteristics... But packaging has been but a gateway product. Look out building industry! The spider web-like tentacles of mycelium are coming your way. As of November 2013 at the Greenbuild Expo in the USA, Ecovative announced a raft of construction materials they say “will be market ready in the next 12-24 months.” First cab off the ranks might be a product they once called Greensulate, but which now goes by the name of Ecovative Mushroom Material: an insulation foam produced in much the same manner as its packaging.....
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