Why future homes could be made of living fungus
http://morethanadodo.com/2021/01/14/why-future-homes-could-be-made-of-living-fungus/
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Certainly new building materials are needed. Cement is over rated as a building material and badly maintained building and balconies built with reinforced concrete crumble. Amelia
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The world is groaning under the amount of concrete we use and then destroy and it is so ugly!
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Interesting article. xx
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I think it keeps me sane realising that the future will be completely different! Xx
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Fascinating! I had not heard of fungi as a building material, but it does make sense. Like he said—probably not used in bridges, but the possibilities are interesting to think about.
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I am coming to understand how fungal hyph connect trees to one another over huge distances, so it seems logical that we could make use of that strength too. It makes a lot more sense than concrete !
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Have you read The Mother Tree?
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