{"id":167747,"date":"2025-09-17T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=167747"},"modified":"2025-09-11T12:13:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T10:13:03","slug":"desertboard-unveils-biomaterial-palm-strand-board-at-saudi-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/desertboard-unveils-biomaterial-palm-strand-board-at-saudi-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"DesertBoard unveils biomaterial Palm Strand Board at Saudi Expo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

DesertBoard<\/a>, a leader in sustainable building materials in the Middle East, showcased its Palm Strand Board (PSB\u00ae) at the Saudi Wood Expo 2025<\/a>. PSB\u00ae is manufactured from agricultural palm waste, an abundant regional resource. It offers a research-backed, sustainable solution to meet Saudi Arabia\u2019s growing demand for eco-friendly building biomaterial.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Saudi Arabia produces over 300,000 tonnes of palm fronds annually. Because of this, PSB\u00ae directly supports Vision 2030\u2019s goals to promote a circular economy<\/a>, local manufacturing, and environmental sustainability. DesertBoard emphasizes turning waste into valuable biomaterials, creating economic and ecological benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kamal Farah, a director at DesertBoard, highlighted the opportunity palm waste presents. He explained that PSB\u00ae transforms overlooked biomass into low-carbon construction material. Additionally, it promotes local employment and environmentally responsible design solutions across the Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The innovation behind PSB\u00ae is supported by a study from Abu Dhabi University, published in July 2025<\/a>. Led by Dr. Omar Chaalal and Dr. Mai El-Basel, the research evaluated the material\u2019s structural and thermal performance in desert climates. It was supported by university leadership, including President Professor Ghassan Aouad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study confirmed that PSB\u00ae exceeds benchmarks in durability, warping resistance, moisture, and heat resistance. In fact, Dr. Chaalal noted that PSB\u00ae performs well under high temperatures and is suitable for regional architecture. Dr. El-Basel added that it offers a practical, scalable, and culturally relevant building material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DesertBoard\u2019s biomaterial has already made an impact through the \u201cOn Weaving\u201d prayer pavilion at Jeddah\u2019s King Abdulaziz Airport. What\u2019s more, it exemplifies environmentally conscious architecture rooted in regional culture, with a forward-looking approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, Kamal Farah emphasized that DesertBoard\u2019s biomaterial solutions demonstrate how local resources can support sustainable, culturally resonant construction. The company aims to continue advancing regional biomaterials to promote low-carbon, circular building practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DesertBoard, a leader in sustainable building materials in the Middle East, showcased its Palm Strand Board (PSB\u00ae) at the Saudi Wood Expo 2025. PSB\u00ae is manufactured from agricultural palm waste, an abundant regional resource. It offers a research-backed, sustainable solution to meet Saudi Arabia\u2019s growing demand for eco-friendly building biomaterial. Saudi Arabia produces over 300,000 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":167767,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"PSB\u00ae is manufactured from agricultural palm waste, a sustainable solution to meet Saudi Arabia\u2019s growing demand for eco-friendly building biomaterial","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[23834,13442,12430,10416,23080,26880],"supplier":[26879,26878],"class_list":["post-167747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-agriculturalwaste","tag-biomaterial","tag-buildingmaterial","tag-circulareconomy","tag-constructionmaterial","tag-palmwaste","supplier-abu-dhabi-university","supplier-desertboard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167747"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=167747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}