Bio-based building materials

Bio-based building materials incorporate biomass, which is derived from renewable materials of biological origin such as plants, (normally co-products from the agro-industrial and forestry sector), animals, enzymes, and microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and yeast.[1][2]

Today bio-based materials can represent a possible key-strategy to address the significant environmental impact of the construction sector, which accounts for around 40% of global carbon emissions.[3]

Bio-materials samples. From the left: spruce shives, shredded textile wastes, rice husks and an example of mycelium composite
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  2. ^ Sherwood, James; Clark, James; Farmer, Thomas; Herrero-Davila, Lorenzo; Moity, Laurianne (2016-12-29). "Recirculation: A New Concept to Drive Innovation in Sustainable Product Design for Bio-Based Products". Molecules. 22 (1): 48. doi:10.3390/molecules22010048. ISSN 1420-3049. PMC 6155919. PMID 28036077.
  3. ^ Oosterveer, Peter (25 August 2021). "How the built environment must respond to the IPCC's 2021 climate change report". WBCSD. Retrieved 10 July 2024.