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Vision
Naturpladen will...
... prevent a climate catastrophe through immediate biogenic carbon sequestration.
...avoid a natural disaster by finding and offering an alternative to mass deforestation and consumption of natural areas for the extraction of limited raw materials.
... push and inspire a new movement within architecture towards a socially and economically sustainable construction industry with equal access to construction and indoor climate of the highest quality - for all walks of life and countries.
The construction industry is responsible for almost 40% of global CO2 emissions. This makes it one of the largest contributors to the greenhouse effect . In addition, the binders typically used are non-compostable, as they contain plastic, which prevents biodegradation. Alternatives are needed.
Although wood is a renewable source of raw material, there is nowhere near enough to support a shift in the construction industry. Magically, we must look to nature itself for a solution. The nature board, with the help of mycelium, can offer an alternative.
Noise is the EU's second largest health problem in relation to the local environment, surpassed only by air pollution. The problem leads to critical heart diseases, stress and reduced productivity. There is a need for focus on and understanding of good acoustics. Out with toxins and in with nature.
Naturpladen's Alternative
By focusing the superpower of wood-decomposing fungi and rapidly transforming and sequestering carbon, the Nature Plate activates a mechanism that unlocks the huge potential the construction industry has to store more carbon than it emits.
As an industry, we need to move towards creating buildings that enhance the planet and the biosphere that we are all a part of and depend on.
Sustainable future
At Naturpladen, we see the development and implementation of this ancient technology, which is in the mycelium, as one of the initiatives needed to ensure a sustainable future on the planet. Instead of thinking and building linearly, we must move towards circularity . Imagine if we could shift our perspective from limited resources to abundant resources when designing our buildings.
Preserving the planet and the biosphere
What if the complex adaptive behavior of biological systems could be translated into ecological materiality? Biological materials created by growing mycelium-forming fungal microorganisms on natural fibers could provide a solution. Using mycelium to bind organic waste into a biocomposite building material enables many clear benefits: