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Biobased
This is a biobased method
Nabasco® 8010
NPSP BV
This hard material consists of various residual flows: reed fibers from nature reserves and from th
Rug Juno / Ignorance Is Bliss collection
Agne Kucerenkiate
Rug 'Juno' is part of the 'Ignorance is Bliss' brand by Agne Kucerenkaite. The rug is coloured usin
Overgrown Wall
Holcim Bouw & Infra
Concrete is a versatile building material, but it has a significant carbon footprint. Holcim aims t
Lemix / Claytec
Ekoplus
Lemix clay construction board is a good replacement for the plasterboard. Some advantages of
Western Red shingles roof and wall + Inland Larch decking with Staatsbosbeheer
Gras Wood Wide
Wood is the only renewable raw material that is not only cheap to process, but also stores and reta
Resilient mycelium flooring
Mogu Srl
bio-based resilient tiles for interior design and architecture.
Agepan DWD Protect NF
Warmteplan
AGEPAN® DWD boards are permeable wall and roof boards manufactured in dry process with and without
CorkTess and CorkNature
Gencork
In the Exploded View Beyond Building two applications of Gencork are used: Corktess explor
Soof
FABRIKOOS / ANNE SOPHIE WOUTERS
Design agency Fabrikoos makes circular furniture for healthy and attractive working environments. T
Forest Wool
Tamara Orjola
Pine trees are the world’s main source of wood. In the European Union alone, 600 million pines ar
Bacteria Lamp
Jan Klinger
Bacteria are everywhere. There are actually ten times more bacteria than human cells on and in our
Eggshell ceramic
ATELIER LVDW
The Netherlands is the biggest egg producer in the world, at 10 billion a year. An egg provides val
Decorative tray
Materia Madera
Plantain and coffee are two major staples of the Puerto Rican diet. They are produced and consumed
How do you like your eggs?
Basse Stittgen
Every year the world’s 6.4 billion chickens lay around 1.1 trillion eggs. A third of all those eg
Espresso cup and Cappuccino cup
KAFFEEFORM (DESIGN JULIAN LECHNER)
Product designer Julian Lechner was intrigued by the idea of making something new and sustainable f
Mycelium and timber lightshade
SEBASTIAN COX STUDIO / SEBASTIAN COX AND NINELA IVANOVA
Design studio Sebastian Cox designs and makes furniture and home accessories from a natural perspec
Kaumera Kimono
Studio Nienke Hoogvliet
Seventy per cent of China’s rivers are polluted with chemicals from textile factory effluent. Tho
Tree Table / Endless Vase
Blast studio
Blast Studio makes art and architecture using urban waste, living organisms and current technology.
Eco-boards ®
Ecoboard international BV
ECOBoards Standard panels made of natural fibers represent a sustainable and green solution, which
CIRCULAR MATTERS BLACK REED & CIRCULAR MATTERS RED REED
Circular Matters
The Circular Matters Panel is 100% bio-circular. This means that the material can be made entirely
Organoid Kornbluama
Organoid / Campo interior & advice
Natural design is becoming increasingly important. Organoid brings nature into a building in an eas
Biolith
Biomason
Biomason produces Biolith precast concrete tile with bacteria that precipitate calcium carbonate in
Regional Building Method
Bouwtuin
Bouwtuin is committed to radically improving the sustainability of the (self) construction chain an
Ecolve
Scape Agency
Ecolve is a bioreceptive alternative to concrete. Ecolve consists of recycled materials from the tr
ReLife
EXIE / EARTH KWEEK
ReLife was founded with the aim of combating CO2 emissions, combating pesticides and soil pollution
Forest of the future
Pro Suber
Pro Suber (freely translated from Latin; for cork) informs about the use of 100% biobased expanded
Nabasco® 8010
NPSP BV
This hard material consists of various residual flows: reed fibers from nature reserves and from th
Thermo Hanf Combi Jute
Hempflax
Thermo Hanf Combi Jute is a high-quality insulation material made from the industrial fiber hemp pl
Typhaboard
Typha Technik, co-developer is Fraunhofer-Institut für Bauphysik
Typhaboard is made from typha (cattail), a plant that grows quickly and easily in all kinds o
Totomoxtle
Fernando Laposse
Totomoxtle is a new veneer material made with husks of heirloom Mexican corn , Totomoxtle focuses o
Dobbertuin
Dobberweelde
The floating gardens of DobberWeelde look relaxed; all kinds of plants that sway on the water in a
EcoCocon
Strotec B.V.
Strotec is the organisation behind the EcoCocon prefab rapid construction system, which is in princ
Thermally modified reclaimed roof decking
gebruiktebouwmaterialen.com
The products and building materials have had a previous life and have been carefully disassembled,
Combind Paprika
Rik Makes
Due to the enormous amount of residual flows from the greenhouses, it is possible to convert a larg
Smartty Aqua Green Panel
Smartty
The Aqua Green Panel is an invention of Eduard van Vliet and offers a slim water-buffering green-sl
ESB Lite
Legit Forum Group
ESB (eco strandboard) is an environmentally friendly alternative to OSB (Oriented Strandboard).
OMIYAMA / SAKAIDE
Zwarthout I Shou Sugi Ban
Each plank stores CO2, and thus contributes to the reduction of CO2 in the atmosphere. The wood com
Oesterplat
D' werkplaats Marjolein Stappers
It takes five to eight years for an oyster to grow into an edible product. Once it has reached that
Mycelium Composites
Grown.Bio
Grown.bio makes products from agricultural waste and mycelium. Also known as mycocomposites, these
Marmoleum, Boring collection
Forbo Flooring Systems
Marmoleum is sustainable flooring and is made from 97% natural materials, 72% of which is quickly r
Hemp panels
Jory Swart
Hemp is a fast-growing crop that is grown in the Netherlands and processed into various raw materia
No Waste Floor
Herso circular woodworkers
The floor is made from 100% waste wood, which is why Herso is the first to obtain the FSC 100% recy
Ecolinde Natural Latex mattress
Ecolinde
Ecolinde natural latex mattresses, the handmade cotton duvets, pillows and the bed are all 100%
Biolaminate
HuisVeendam
HuisVeendam develops products based on natural local fibers and starch. A main ingredient is cattai
Silent reed
Het Stille Verzet
Silent Reed is a natural reed that is cut and selected with perfect acoustic performances.
Søuld Acoustic Mats
Søuld
Søuld’s acoustic products are made from eelgrass—a natural, non-toxic, COâ‚‚-storing materialâ
Platowood
Platowood
Fast-growing wood species from sustainably managed, certified forests go through a patented process
Cork green roof
Earth Kweek/ Dakdorpen
The Green Roof developed for 'The Exploded View' is built of 100% natural modules based on expanded
Gramitherm®
Gramitherm Europe sa
Gramitherm® are insulation boards based on grass fiber. In the process, grass is used as raw mater
Linseed oil Marmoleum floor
Forbo-Flooring B.V / Marmoleum Cookie
This biobased floor covering has been around for over 150 years! The completely CO2 neutral materia
Hemp Combind
Rik Makes / Compostboard
When the boards are not usable anymore they can be put back into the earth.
BioLaminate with roadside grass
HuisVeendam by Tjeerd Veenhoven / Bio Laminaat
HuisVeendam preserves the aesthetic qualities of natural products that surround us in an ecological
Poplar multiplex
ECOPLEX
The poplar is a relatively fast-growing tree that grows close to home. By growing these trees along
KERLOC FACADE TILES
Martens keramiek B.V. / Kerloc
Kerloc is a cold ceramic material that is produced without any additional heating. The material is
Jute Walls of BioFold
SAMIRA BOON, NPSP B.V., DOFACTORY EN WOLCK / BIOFOLD
The biocomposite BioFold is made of textile waste and biobased plastics. The combination of origami
Acoustic mycelium Tiles
Mogu Srl / Acoustic tile
Mogu Acoustic tiles are certified products created by fermenting selected mycelium (the vegetative
Fungal coating
Xyhlo Biofinish
Xyhlo biofinish is a living protection layer that can be applied on wood. This coating is based on
Seaweed tiles
Studio Klarenbeek & Dros
The raw materials for the plastics of the future are grown local in the sea. That is the statement
Pressed seaweed tiles
BlueBlocks, Blue City / Sea-Wood Materials
Seaweed is a fast growing crop that does not require fresh water, land, fertilizers or pest
ALGAE TEXTILE
Carolyn Raff Studio / Algae based Biopolymer
This fully compostable biopolymer consists of agar, glycerol and natural dyes. Agar is an algae-bas
Textile of kombucha with moss
Studio Samira Boon in collaboration with Biophysics of Photosynthesis Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
For this new substance, named KOMBUTEX, only very universal ingredients are needed: tea, sugar, sco
Bacteria grown colored shower curtain
Living Colour by Kukka & Studio Ilfa Siebenhaar
Living Colour is an innovative dyeing method with living organisms. The bacteria grow on the textil
BioLaminate with roadside grass
HuisVeendam by Tjeerd Veenhoven / Bio Laminaat
HuisVeendam preserves the aesthetic qualities of natural products that surround us in an ecological
Rice straw boards
ECOBoard international / ECOBoard
In many Asian countries, rice straw is a major agricultural residual flow. ECOBoards international
4
Acoustic interior tile made from cork
PuurKurk / Muratto
The bark of the cork oak can be removed every 10 years.
1
Cork wall
PuurKurk / Muratto
The material can be pigmented and sculpted into smooth, coarse or geometric designs.
7
Hemp panel
J. Swart Design
By applying a wave structure to the panel, the material gains stiffness.
Linseed oil Marmoleum floor
Forbo-Flooring B.V / Marmoleum Cookie
This biobased floor covering has been around for over 150 years!
9
Hemp floor insulation
HempFlax Building Solutions GmbH
Exclusively made of natural materials.
2
Hemp combind
Rik Makes / Compostboard
When the boards are not usable anymore they can be put back into the earth.
10
Volcanic black BioLaminate with mussel grit
HuisVeendam by Tjeerd Veenhoven / Bio Laminaat
HuisVeendam biologically preserves the esthetic qualities of the natural products that surround us.
5
Jute Walls of BioFold
Samira Boon, NPSP B.V., Dofactory en Wolck / BioFold
The biocomposite BioFold is made of textile waste and biobased plastics.
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Building blocks from the Weerribben
BioBblocks B.V. / BioBlocks
Sustainable building blocks in which the assimilated CO2 is stored.
Poplar multiplex
Ecoplex
The wood can be harvested every 10 to 15 years without affecting the forests.
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Hemp blocks
IsoHemp / Hennep Blokken
A mixture of hemp, water and lime.
4
Pressed seaweed tiles
BlueBlocks, Blue City / Sea-Wood Materials
A material comparable to softboard.
5
Reed and blue-green algae tiles
NPSP B.V. / Nabasco 8010
Recel blue-green algae is added as a natural coloring agent.
Reed panels
NPSP
Standard board materials can exceptionally well be made of residual streams.
3
Algae textile
Carolyn Raff Studio / Algae based Biopolymer
This fully compostable biopolymer consists of agar, glycerol and natural dyes.
2
Eelgrass thatched panel
Kathryn Larsen
This design is inspired by the traditional application of the seaweed on roofs on island Læsø
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Seaweed tiles
Studio Klarenbeek & Dros
The plastics of the future are grown local in the sea.
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BioLaminate from coarsely grounded mussels
HuisVeendam by Tjeerd Veenhoven / BioLaminaat
The mussels are selected, coarsely ground, mixed with potato starch, glued and pressed.
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Resilient mycelium flooring
Mogu Srl
bio-based resilient tiles for interior design and architecture.
1
Acoustic mycelium Tiles
Mogu Srl
Designed to maximise sound absorption and overall comfort in interior spaces.
3
Fungal coating
Xyhlo Biofinish
A coating that can repair itself.
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Rice husk composite
Fiberplast / NoWood Resysta
This material is just as widely applicable as wood
2
Fruitleather
Fruitleather Rotterdam
This leather-like material is made out of the pulp of discarded mangoes
3
Kombucha leather
Diana Penciu / SCOBY ‘Leather’
A mixture of water, tea, sugar, yeast and a bacterial culture.
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Eggshell tiles
Basse Stittgen
The eggshells fuse as the albumin in the eggwhite binds when subjected to heat and pressure.