{"id":145912,"date":"2024-06-14T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T05:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=145912"},"modified":"2024-06-10T12:40:47","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T10:40:47","slug":"built-by-nature-prize-awards-e500000-to-biobased-construction-innovators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/built-by-nature-prize-awards-e500000-to-biobased-construction-innovators\/","title":{"rendered":"Built by Nature Prize Awards \u20ac500,000 to Biobased Construction Innovators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Built by Nature is pleased to announce the winners of its inaugural\u00a0global Prize<\/a>\u00a0to stimulate uptake of innovative biobased construction materials, with a \u20ac250,000 first prize awarded to Singapore-based company Widuz for its bamboo product solutions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Widuz <\/strong>manufactures BVLTM<\/sup>, a range of structural biocomposite products using bamboo fibres and biobased adhesives for superior strength, durability, and environmental benefits compared to traditional materials such as concrete and steel. With up to a 40% smaller carbon footprint compared to conventional materials, Widuz\u2019 patented processing ensures that BVLTM<\/sup> retains and enhances bamboo’s natural strength, making it up to three times stronger than typical engineered timber and 20% lighter. Bamboo’s rapid growth cycle of around four years makes it more renewable than most timber species, addressing the urgent need for sustainable materials while capturing and storing carbon as it grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Widuz contributes to local socio-economic development by partnering with FSC-certified bamboo plantations and factories that employ fair compensation practices to ensure their supply chain upholds high standards of social responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three Prize runners-up will also receive \u20ac50,000 each in funding:<\/p>\n\n\n\n