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The project<\/h5>\n

Can microbes help us to build with waste materials? The motivation of this thesis has been to investigate organic and specifically microbially bound composites in the search for alternative construction materials, building on replenishable resources and low-embodied emissions, to enable a sustainable shift towards a bio-based construction paradigm. With today\u00b4s most common choices of load-bearing materials; cement, steel and concrete; the construction industry is contributing to about 37 % of the global green-house-gas emissions released into the atmosphere. The aim of this research is to improving the mechanical properties of bio-based solutions, to expand the material choices beyond timber-based materials for load-bearing capacities. While mycelium-bound composites (MBC) are presenting an effective method of naturally binding organic by-products and waste-streams, one of the core challenges faced is the improvement of their mechanical properties.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/a> \/\/ Watch via Zoom<\/a><\/p>\n

Programme<\/h5>\n

13:00 Welcome
\u2003\u2003 \u00a0 Claus Peder Pedersen, Head of PhD School
\n13:10 Lecture
\u2003\u2003 \u00a0 Lynn Hyun Kieffer, PhD Fellow, Cand.arch., Aarhus School of Architecture
\n13:55 Examination
\u2003\u2003 \u00a0 Professor Eveline Peeters, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
\n14:25 Break
\n14:35 Examination
\u2003\u2003 \u00a0 Professor Phil Ayres, The Royal Danish Academy
\n15:05 Examination
\u2003\u2003 \u00a0 Associate Professor Urszula Kozminska, Aarhus School of Architecture
\n15:35 Contributions from the auditorium
\n15:50 Closing
\u2003\u2003 \u00a0 Claus Peder Pedersen, Head of PhD School<\/p>\n

\u2014 Afterwards, drinks and snacks<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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