SOLUTION BY: BIOMASON www.biomason.com
Growing Bricks with Bacteria BioMASON’s technology combines microorganisms with locally available materials to produce bricks in just a few days, and with a smaller environmental impact.
TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE
ENVIRONMENTAL : Switching to bioMASON bricks can reduce emissions from the brick and cement industries currently responsible for more than 6% of global emissions of CO2. 2 SOCIAL : By eliminating the use of fossil fuels, the health effects of pollution are also reduced. ECONOMIC : BioMASON eliminates the need for fuel for fi ring, which accounts for 23% of the cost of manufacturing bricks, according to the company.
BioMASON’s technology injects sand with microorganisms at ambient temperatures to grow bio-cement-based construction materials. BioMASON mimics the production of coral reefs by using energy from microorganisms and nutrient water to grow bricks in a matter of days. Traditional clay bricks are fired for three to four days to harden them. Without the need for firing, bioMASON’s technology yields energy savings and eliminates the cost of fossil fuels used for firing. BioMASON bricks can be produced on-site, using locally available materials, and the company will license its technology to local contractors to grow the bricks themselves. The bricks are certified and tested to be as strong and long lasting as conventional bricks. Why a Sustainia100 solution? Each year approximately 1.5 trillion bricks are produced worldwide.1 Traditional clay brick manufacturing utilizes a firing process that consumes fossil fuel, and is responsible for approximately 800 million tons of global CO2 emissions every year. Using bioMASON bricks eliminates the need for fossil fuels for firing and thereby drastically reduces the carbon footprint for construction.
DEVELOPED IN USA
“BioMASON employs nature for clean manufacturing processes to grow durable and high-strength cements. Ginger Krieg Dosier CEO, bioMASON
Baum,E. “Present Status of Brick Production in Asia.” 2012.
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2 Imbabi et al in International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment. “Trends and Developments in Green Cement and Concrete Technology.” 2015.
BUILDINGS SECTOR / SUSTAINIA100
DEPLOYED IN USA, The Netherlands, France, and UK
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