{"id":173873,"date":"2025-10-20T07:22:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T05:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=173873"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:18:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:18:32","slug":"danish-startup-creates-the-worlds-first-cultivated-outdoor-paver-a-natural-alternative-to-cement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/danish-startup-creates-the-worlds-first-cultivated-outdoor-paver-a-natural-alternative-to-cement\/","title":{"rendered":"Danish startup creates the world\u2019s first cultivated outdoor paver \u2013 a natural alternative to cement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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visiPAVER is the world\u2019s first outdoor paver from fungal mycelium made with Visibuilt\u2019s patent-pending binder, visiBINDER \u00a9 Visibuilt<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Cement is used to make concrete, which is among the most carbon-intensive building materials known today. Now, the traditional binder faces new competition. The Danish startup Visibuilt has developed a completely new type of paver bound together by the fungal root network \u2013 mycelium \u2013 which is a natural binder with great potential. These cultivated pavers are now being used for the first time at the F\u00e6lledby construction site in Copenhagen, following extensive testing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Erling Thygesen, CEO of F\u00e6lledby, explains: \u201cAt F\u00e6lledby,<\/strong> we strive wherever possible to promote the green agenda. We want, both directly and indirectly, to help reduce the property sector\u2019s significant climate footprint through testing and implementing new bio-based building materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this context, experimenting with replacing cement or bitumen with a fungal root network as a binder fits perfectly with our ambitions to deliver the most climate-friendly district possible \u2013 both during construction and in later operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The product, called visiPAVER, is the world\u2019s first outdoor paver made with Visibuilt\u2019s patent-pending binder, visiBINDER. Developed from the fungal root network mycelium, the binder makes it possible to produce pavers at low temperatures, without fossil resources or cement, and in a safe working environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cToday, infrastructure is produced in a highly carbon-intensive way. That\u2019s why it makes a big difference to develop nature-based alternatives that can be manufactured locally,\u201d says Line Kloster Pedersen, CEO and founder of Visibuilt.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith visiPAVER, we demonstrate how our visiBINDER technology can replace conventional materials in construction projects \u2013 for example, concrete pavers. This is only the beginning: the potential goes far beyond pavers. Our technology is a platform that can strengthen supply security for future infrastructure projects.\u201d adds Line Kloster Pedersen, CEO and founder of Visibuilt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

First installation at F\u00e6lledby<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The new mycelium-based pavers are now being installed publicly for the first time at F\u00e6lledby \u2013 Copenhagen\u2019s most ambitious district, aiming to use both recycled and bio-based building materials. F\u00e6lledby will comprise around 2,000 homes surrounded by nature on all sides. Here, visiPAVER will initially be used as a paving for a shared bicycle parking area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A step toward natural infrastructure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

With visiPAVER, Visibuilt takes an important step toward fossil-free infrastructure. The pavers show how new materials can perform well in practice while contributing to a more nature-integrated approach to urban development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Visibuilt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Visibuilt is a Danish startup founded in 2023 by CEO Line Kloster Pedersen. The company is developing the world\u2019s first fungus-based binder for paving materials. The binder, visiBINDER, uses the root-like structure of fungi \u2013 mycelium \u2013 to create an alternative to fossil-based binders and cement currently used in infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The invention has been widely recognized both in Denmark with a Danish Design Award and internationally with Norrsken Impact\/100 list. The team consists of 17 employees and has established its headquarters, laboratories, and production facilities at the Danish Technological Institute and Alfa Laval Innovation House near Copenhagen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cement is used to make concrete, which is among the most carbon-intensive building materials known today. Now, the traditional binder faces new competition. The Danish startup Visibuilt has developed a completely new type of paver bound together by the fungal root network \u2013 mycelium \u2013 which is a natural binder with great potential. These cultivated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":173910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","nova_meta_subtitle":" The Danish startup Visibuilt has developed a completely new type of paver bound together by the fungal root network \u2013 mycelium \u2013 which is a natural binder with great potential","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[26312,18416,11270,5838,11749,19092],"supplier":[27588,25578],"class_list":["post-173873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-biobinders","tag-biocement","tag-biodegradability","tag-bioeconomy","tag-construction","tag-fungalmycelium","supplier-faelledby","supplier-visibuilt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173873","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=173873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173873"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=173873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}