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Mushroom Bricks Only as Green as Their Local Power Source

Mushroom Bricks Only as Green as Their Local Power Source

What they found

Mycelium bricks are only as sustainable as the local electricity used to produce them, compared with concrete.

Mycelium bricks are only as sustainable as the local electricity used to produce them, compared with concrete.

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Field study

Materials/engineering

Materials/engineering

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

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anthropocenemagazine.org

anthropocenemagazine.org

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MUSHROOM MISCELLANY

MUSHROOM MISCELLANY

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Concrete vs. Shrooms

Concrete vs. Shrooms

In the race for sustainable building materials, the data show that mushroom “bricks” are only as efficient as the local electricity source that powers their production.

In the race for sustainable building materials, the data show that mushroom “bricks” are only as efficient as the local electricity source that powers their production.

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