This New Building Material Doesn’t Emit Carbon – It Traps It

The fast-acting, long-lasting material provides a new option beyond traditional concrete. Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a new carbon-negative building material that could reshape approaches to sustainable construction. Described in the high-impact journal Matter, the advance introduces enzymatic structural material (ESM), a construction material that is strong, long-lasting, and recyclable, and is [...]