From mushrooms we can obtain not only nutrients that are valuable for health, but also building materials that can replace concrete and plastic. Various experiments in this regard are underway around the world. For example, Philip Ross, a subject matter expert, is studying and experimenting with fungal mycelium resistance.
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By mushrooms we can obtain not only valuable nutrients for health, but also building materials that they will be able to replace concrete and plastic. Various experiments in this regard are underway around the world. For example, Philip Ross, an expert on the subject, is studying and testing the mycelium resistance of fungi.
It is their fibers, a part of the mushrooms that is not particularly palatable but that can be used to give life to bricks and others super-resistant materials to water and fire and also very adaptable. The mycelium of mushrooms, according to the expert, would be stronger than concrete.
The mycelium can be grown and adapted to any shape. It is a organic material e 100% compostable which attracted the attention of the MoMA in New York, where now there is a special tower on display which was built with mushrooms and which bears the name ofi Hy-Fi Mushroom Tower.
Ross is setting up a special laboratory in San Francisco, where he cultivates the mushrooms that will be used to create a series of chairs and stools. He thus wants to demonstrate that it is possible to create pieces of furnitureo and building materials from local agricultural waste.
The new biomaterial, which the inventor patented, was baptized Evocative and was awarded for the manufacturing procedure. Ross uses mushrooms not only for furniture and construction, but also for artistic and decorative purposes.
His works have been the protagonists of numerous exhibitions in museums around the world, where his works are particularly appreciated especially from the point of view of innovation and sustainability. Will mushrooms soon be able to replace concrete and plastic? The hope is that the new advances can make construction and furniture truly more sustainable.
Marta Albè
Photo source: ecovativedesign.com
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