Soil Trust Yuen Long Compost
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
23-1000-352-b
This compost sample is from Soil Trust's test plot in Yuen Long. It is a mixture of decaying organic matter, bokashi and soil that has …
Soil Trust Yuen Long Clay Loam
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
23-1000-352-a
This clay soil sample is from Soil Trust's test plot in Yuen Long. It has not been amended with bokashi, instead this soil was heavily …
HKU East Entrance Clay Compressed Brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
23-1000-351-c
This sample was collected from a dumpster outside of HKU's East Entrance. The soil/fill within the dumpster was a result of an adjacent construction site …
HKU East Entrance Clay
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
23-1000-351-a
This sample was collected from a dumpster outside of HKU's East Entrance. The soil/fill within the dumpster was a result of an adjacent construction site …
Pebble Concrete
Cement based
23-7182-344-a
Pebbles with a diameter of 4-5mm and concrete with high cement and low sand ratio are mixed to form this block. Blocks are then cut …
PALMECO MASTER BOARD
Plant / Plant based
Mineral / Mineral based
23-1000-341-b
Palmeco Master Board is a building material that is composed of palm fibre (collected waste from palm oil plantations in Malaysia).
The material is non-combustible, …
Palmeco Geo-insulator
Plant / Plant based
Mineral / Mineral based
23-1000-341-a
Palmeco Geo-Insulator was created in collaboration with Nano Advanced Material Institute (NAMI) & Geopolymer Institute and the research was funded by the Hong Kong Innovation …
Ooobject Eco-material
Animal / Animal based
Plant / Plant based
22-1000-340-a
This collection of material samples is provided by OOOBJECT, a Hong Kong based company that redirects waste byproducts from factories into building products. Materials that …
Tin Shui Wai Clay (secondary subsoil)
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
23-7182-332-d
Soil was collected from farmland in Tin Shui Wan. A farmer tried digging a 2-meter deep well and extracting the soil. The soil structure could …
Tin Shui Wai Clay (SUBSOIL)
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
23-7182-332-c
Soil was collected from farmland in Tin Shui Wan. A farmer tried digging a 2-meter deep well and extracting the soil. The soil structure could …
TIN SHUI WAI CLAY (TOPSOIL)
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
23-7182-332-b
Soil was collected from farmland in Tin Shui Wan. A farmer tried digging a 2-meter deep well and extracting the soil. The soil structure could …
White Cob Tile
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
23-7182-332-a
Clay for this compressed tile experiment was found two meters beneath farmland in Tin Shui Wai. The tile was produced by compressing a mixture of …
Sheng Sze Wan Plastiglomerate
Plastiglomerate
23-7182-329-a
The first sample of 'naturally' formed plastiglomerate was recorded in 2014. This sample mimics that process by melting polymer fragments with a heat gun to …
Oyster Debris Brick (sand mix)
Cement based
Mineral / Mineral based
23-7182-328-d
Oyster shells and debris for this material test series were collected from 'The Nature Conservancy' (TNC) under its oyster recycling project. The oyster shells are …
Oyster Shell Brick (cement mix)
Cement based
Mineral / Mineral based
23-7182-328-b
Oyster shells and debris for this material test series were collected from 'The Nature Conservancy' (TNC) under its oyster recycling project. The oyster shells are …