Open AccessEnabling regenerative building design through biohacking
Author(s) -
Jon Wedersøe Strunge
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/588/4/042057
Subject(s) - leverage (statistics) , regenerative medicine , new product development , engineering , circular economy , architectural engineering , product design , construction engineering , computer science , product (mathematics) , business , ecology , chemistry , biochemistry , geometry , mathematics , marketing , machine learning , biology , cell
The availability of circular materials and regenerative materials are, despite a large need, very limited. Mycomaterials being an experimental field of research, are not known or widespread in the industry. Through a collaboration between sectors, new interactions enabled testing of the viability in using mycelium to leverage upcycling of local waste to produce valuable interior building components. This while exploring possibilities in building design and market aspects in overall aim of enabling regenerative building design. By applying an academic protocol to industry know-how on waste treatment and building design, a series of new insights into wastebased mycomaterial performance characteristics on three waste fractions and three mycelium species was made thus enabling further research and product development.