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Cultivated building materials : industrialized natural resources for architecture and construction / Dirk E. Hebel, Felix Heisel ; translation from German into English, Margot Stringer (contributions by Läpple and Moravánsky)

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Cultivated building materialsPublication details: Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, c2017.Description: 184 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9783035611069
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 624.18 HE CU
Online resources: Summary: "The 21st century will face a radical paradigm change in how we produce construction materials--a shift towards cultivating, breeding, raising, farming, or growing future resources. The book presents new industrialized production methods and innovative cultivated building materials, like cement grown by bacteria, bricks made of mushroom mycelium or bamboo fibers as reinforcement for concrete. Aiming to build a bridge from scientific research to product development and application, the book describes the contribution of a wide range of professionals and innovators."--Provided by publisher.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 624.18 HE CU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Nov2018 T0061066

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

"The 21st century will face a radical paradigm change in how we produce construction materials--a shift towards cultivating, breeding, raising, farming, or growing future resources. The book presents new industrialized production methods and innovative cultivated building materials, like cement grown by bacteria, bricks made of mushroom mycelium or bamboo fibers as reinforcement for concrete. Aiming to build a bridge from scientific research to product development and application, the book describes the contribution of a wide range of professionals and innovators."--Provided by publisher.

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