6 May 202529 April 2025 Biomaterials in construction: meet the startups reinventing our buildings In this article, we will explore the various up-and-coming biotechs making a mark in the construction field and how biomaterials could potentially transform a carbon-intensive industry
5 April 20233 April 2023 Carbonaide raises EUR 1.8 million to make manufacturing concrete carbon negative With its factory-sized pilot unit and fully operational value chain, Carbonaide can mineralize up to five tons of CO2 per day and increase production by 100-fold of its carbon-negative concrete products
30 November 202225 November 2022 Towards a zero-emission construction trade The major part of CO2 emission reductions will have to come from radical innovations but the most of them are still in development
20 January 202219 January 2022 Unique equipment for biotechnological capture and conversion of CO2 into chemical building blocks developed in the BioRECO2VER project Examining the conversion of CO2 emissions from refineries and the cement industry into the chemical building blocks isobutene (C4H8) and lactate (C2H6O3)
23 October 201918 October 2019 New approach suggests path to emissions-free cement MIT researchers find a way to eliminate carbon emissions from cement production — a major global source of greenhouse gases
16 March 201814 March 2018 Bio concrete and other construction materials from local resources Development of innovative kinds of concrete is needed, but with up to 93% lower CO2
12 February 20188 February 2018 Innovative concrete: we need it badly, it’s there, we don’t use it There are several promising trials to turn the cement paths towards sustainability - but to bring it to the market is failing at several obstacles
12 December 20179 September 2021 The material that built the modern world is also destroying it. Here’s a fix Cement industry is currently responsible for about 5% of global CO2 emissions - 1 kg of cement releases more than 0.5 kg of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
27 March 201526 March 2015 Revolutionary Road (materials) The cost of replacing crumbling roads will tumble, with the introduction of an Arizona Chemical additive that enables more low-cost recycled asphalt to be used
Unique equipment for biotechnological capture and conversion of CO2 into chemical building blocks developed in the BioRECO2VER project
