ArchitectureBuildings products created from bio-based materials

Buildings products created from bio-based materials

This selection of offerings reflects how agricultural and industrial by-products are scalable resources for creating new, bio-based alternatives to traditional building materials.

(Courtesy Modern Mill)

ACRE V-Groove Siding
Modern Mill

An editors’ pick in AN’s Best of Products Awards this year, Modern Mill’s upcycled rice hulls are turned into fully recyclable siding in a zero-waste facility in Mississippi and thermoformed to fit a wide range of applications.

Impact Acoustic's new Mycelium acoustic wall tiles
(Courtesy Impact Acoustic)

ARCHISONIC Mycelium Wall Tile
Impact Acoustic

Mycelium is transformed into acoustic wall tiles that not only add elegant texture to a project but also help sequester carbon. 

mycelium-based floor tiles by mogu
(Courtesy mogu)

Floor Tiles
mogu

A mycelium-based core is coated in bio-based resin sourced from coffee grounds, corn, and clamshells to create soft yet sturdy flooring. 

New Frameworks's Straw Structural Insulated Panels
(Courtesy New Frameworks)

Staw Structural Insulated Panel
New Frameworks

Made with regenerative by-product, these panels are locally sourced and store 5 kilograms of carbon for every square foot. 

Carlisle's PRO OCX Spray Foam is made from biomaterials
(Courtesy Carlisle)

PRO OCX Spray Foam
Carlisle

OCX is a one-to-one-by-volume spray-applied polyurethane foam that contains biomaterials as well as recycled content. 

Lingrove's ekoa line is a wallcovering made from renewable flax
(Courtesy Lingrove)

ekoa
Lingrove

Made from rapidly renewable flax, this wallcovering, which won an AN’s Best of Products Award this year, offers style, sustainability, and strength to healthcare, workplace, multifamily, and higher education spaces.

AkzoNobel's new Interpon D25252 is a high-performing powder coating used for facades
(Courtesy AkzoNobel)

Interpon D2525
AkzoNobel

As seen in the aluminum curtain wall of The Shard in London, Interpon D2525 is a high-performing powder coating made with biomaterials to reduce its carbon footprint.

renewable and biodegradable acoustic cork wallcoverings by Muratto Collection and Momentum
(Courtesy Momentum)

Muratto Collection
Momentum

Momentum partnered with cork purveyor Muratto to design a line of all-natural acoustic wallcoverings that are renewable, biodegradable, and made with zero waste.

straw panels by Modulina
(Courtesy Modulina)

Modulina Straw Panels
Modulina

These straw panels are prefabricated for quicker construction then integrated into timber frames to trap carbon and improve thermal insulation.

Nature Fibres's Profib Mat is a flexible batt insulation
(Courtesy Nature Fibres)

Profib Mat
Nature Fibres

Profib Mat is a flexible friction-fit batt insulation made from hemp fibers and designed to be inserted between the wooden or steel frames of a construction. 

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