Cultivated building materials industrialized natural resources for architecture and construction [edited by] Dirk E. Hebel, Felix Heisel; translated by Margot Stringer.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: German Series: Cultivated building materialsPublisher: Basel ; Boston Birkhäuser, [2017]Description: 1 online resource (184 pages) illustrationsISBN: 9783035608922; 303560892X; 9783035608823; 3035608822; 3035608938; 9783035608939Subject(s): Reinforced concrete | Composite-reinforced concrete | Building materials | Natural resources | Natürlicher Baustoff | Züchtung | Bambusholz | Building materials | Composite-reinforced concrete | Natural resources | Reinforced concrete | TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / GeneralGenre/Form: EBSCO eBooks | Electronic books. DDC classification: 624.1/8 LOC classification: TA683 | .C92 2017Online resources: EBSCOhost Summary: "The 21st century will face a radical paradigm change in how we produce construction materials--a shift towards cultivating, breeding, raising, farming, or growing future resources. The book presents new industrialized production methods and innovative cultivated building materials, like cement grown by bacteria, bricks made of mushroom mycelium or bamboo fibers as reinforcement for concrete. Aiming to build a bridge from scientific research to product development and application, the book describes the contribution of a wide range of professionals and innovators."--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"The 21st century will face a radical paradigm change in how we produce construction materials--a shift towards cultivating, breeding, raising, farming, or growing future resources. The book presents new industrialized production methods and innovative cultivated building materials, like cement grown by bacteria, bricks made of mushroom mycelium or bamboo fibers as reinforcement for concrete. Aiming to build a bridge from scientific research to product development and application, the book describes the contribution of a wide range of professionals and innovators."--Provided by publisher.
In English, translated from German.
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