When it comes to building material options, you can’t get much more natural than mycelium, which is the vegetative part of a fungus. Mycelium bricks are made by combining the fungi with organic ...

A: Sustainable building materials are typically made from natural materials that are easily replaceable and, most often, recyclable. Their production and use have little or no adverse effects on ...

Why? Plus February plant events. Feb. 1, 2025 Building back Los Angeles’ fire-destroyed neighborhoods with natural materials would make sense financially — the cost of building a SuperAdobe is ...

New Frameworks in Essex Junction has changed direction from custom homes to offer pre-fabricated kits with sustainable ...

Hempcrete is a natural building material made by mixing hemp hurd — the woody part of the hemp stalk — with water and lime, which acts as a binder. Magill, an architect and founder of the ...

Natural building using less flammable materials gain interest post-wildfires Officials open to alternative building materials like adobe Challenges include financing and insurance for new ...

There’s a circularity here, and a meeting of old and new. Stone is one of the most ancient natural building materials and gargoyles have a venerable history. And yet it is our collective human actions ...