Plant / Plant based Materials
Glutinous rice flour brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
19-7307-013-a
10% of glutinous rice flour is added to the local construction site soil with the aim to improve water resistance and binding force.
Coconut husk fiber brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
19-7307-008-a
Coconut husk fiber, also called coir, is extracted from the outer husk of coconuts. The material is long-lasting due to its slow degradation process as …
Bamboo fiber brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
19-7307-006-a
Through a series of tests with the extracted soil and added clay, it is concluded that 25% added clay achieves the best results. A control …
Smeared brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
19-7307-002-a
The bricks made of the construction site soil without any additives are very loose due to the high sand content of the soil. A sticky …
Orange peel concrete
Cement based
Plant / Plant based
21-7182-007-a
Dried orange peel is performing as aggregate in this concrete with the aim to decrease weight. As compared to a control sample with pure cement, …
Bioplastic canvas
Plant / Plant based
Naturals (others)
21-7128-005-a
Potato starch based bioplastic is added onto linen fabric. For each pedal of the canopy 250ml Water, 25ml Vinegar, 25ml Glycerol, and 38g Potato starch …
Steam-bent bamboo strip
Plant / Plant based
21-7182-001-a
Bamboo strips of 1mm, 2mm, and 3mm thickness and 150mm length are heated in a slow steam cooker and bent into an aluminum mold. After …
Corncrete
Plant / Plant based
Mineral / Mineral based
20-7182-008-a
Corncrete eliminates the use of cement with corn starch as binder, sand as aggregate, and water. The mixture with different proportions of corn starch, fine/coarse …
Loofah concrete
Plant / Plant based
Cement based
20-7182-007-a
Loofah concrete is a lightweight concrete (oven-dry density of less than 2000kg/m3). The air pockets created by the loofah fibers inside the mix make it …
Agar-agar bioplastic
Plant / Plant based
Naturals (others)
20-7812-005-a
Clear agar bioplastic is produced by adding water, agar powder, and glycerin. While the material is easy to produce, it is hard to achieve sustainable …
Agar-based bioplastic
Plant / Plant based
Naturals (others)
20-7812-002-a
Agar gelatin is a seaweed derivative and the base for this biological polymer. 8g of agar strips, 120ml of water, 3 tsp of sugar, 3 …
Dalian - Hong Kong soil brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
19-7307-001-c
To improve the plasticity of the sandy soil extracted from the Water Street construction site, 30% Loess extracted in Dalian province, 30% (~1kg) sticky rice …
Dalian - Hong Kong soil brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
19-7307-001-b
To improve the plasticity of the sandy soil extracted from the Water Street construction site, 30% Loess extracted in Dalian province, 30% (~1kg) sticky rice …
Dalian - Hong Kong soil brick
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
Plant / Plant based
19-7307-001-a
To improve the plasticity of the sandy soil extracted from the Water Street construction site, 30% Loess extracted in Dalian province, 30% (~1kg) sticky rice …