Training Fungi to Turn Waste into Green Building Materials: From Mycelium to Insulation

In this video, we share how one nature-inspired startup has developed a way to train fungi to turn waste in to green building materials. In order to address climate change and resource depletion and waste all at the same time, the team at Biohm has mimicked nature’s nutrient cycles, helping us cut fewer trees, emit less CO2, send less to the landfill, and perhaps one day eliminate the concept of waste altogether. Learn how Biohm used biomimicry to emulate nature’s closed loop system and trained fungi, nature’s master “recyclers,” to help decompose all of the “waste”.

Biohm is a bio-based building materials company that makes insulation from mycelium (the “root" structure of mushrooms). Their building materials are more affordable and outperform current products on the market. By embracing circular design and the systemic nutrient cycling found in nature, Biohm is leading innovation in the construction industry to create a more sustainable built environment.

To learn more about Biohm and their biomimicry innovation, visit:

Videos created by Root House Studio
Narrated by Kenita Hill
With special thanks to and support from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation

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