A5080018817- Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
- Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research
- Architecture and Computational Design
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
Technische Universität Berlin
2021-2023
Fungal-based composites as substitutes for construction materials might represent a promising solution to reduce the environmental burdens of building industry. Such can be produced biotechnologically through cultivation multicellular fungi that form dense mycelia whilst growing into and onto residual plant biomass from agriculture forestry. As comprehensive assessments are missing, this paper conducts life cycle assessment fungal-based composite bricks considering categories climate change,...
To achieve climate neutrality, fundamentally new concepts of circularity need to be implemented by the building sector as it contributes 40% anthropogenic CO2 emission. Fungal biotechnology can make a significant contribution here and help eliminate fossil dependency for material production. Recently, we have shown that medicinal polypore Fomes fomentarius feeds well on renewable lignocellulosic biomass produces composite materials could potentially replace fuel-based expanded polystyrene...