source-driven Materials
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 …
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 …
Chan Chuen Pond Mud
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
21-1000-022-a
The sample was acquired from Prince Edward flower market.
Hui Dong manufactured sand
Mineral / Mineral based
21-1000-021-b
Manufactured sand replicates the process of natural sand formation at vastly faster speeds: rocks are mechanically crushed and grinded into the desired grain size. As …
Hui Dong aggregate (40mm)
Mineral / Mineral based
21-1000-021-a
Manufactured sand replicates the process of natural sand formation at vastly faster speeds: rocks are mechanically crushed and grinded into the desired grain size. As …
Xin hui aggregate (20mm)
Mineral / Mineral based
21-1000-020-b
Crushed rock aggregate is usually specified for concrete or asphalt production. Crushed-rock aggregates are produced in quarries in an impact crusher to the desired sizes. …
Xin hui aggregate (10mm)
Mineral / Mineral based
21-1000-020-a
Crushed rock aggregate is usually specified for concrete or asphalt production. Crushed-rock aggregates are produced in quarries in an impact crusher to the desired sizes. …
Zhong Shan river sand
Soil / Soil based (organic/mineral)
21-1000-019-a
This river sand sample was provided by a material supplier named ‘King Stream (HK) Limited’. They are the largest licensed river sand supplier in Hong …