industry abroad<\/a>, and Australia seeks to decarbonise operations and cement from its carbon emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPrometheus Materials used microalgae to produce an alternative to traditional Portland cement. The company says the microalgae cement produces little-to-no CO2 and recycles 95 per cent of its water during production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alongside the carbon emissions benefits, the bio-cement has proven in recent tests to be incredibly absorptive for sound for noise reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur latest ASTM testing results embody our commitment to innovative design,\u201d president, chief executive, and co-founder of Prometheus Materials Loren Burnett said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve developed a novel material that provides a zero-carbon alternative to traditional concrete while delivering additional performance benefits and applications. We\u2019re proud to pave the way toward a more technologically advanced and environmentally responsible future for the construction industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With significant investment from the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Prometheus has created an initial pre-cast bio-concrete product line that includes masonry units, segmented modular blocks and acoustic panels, and pavers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company still faces barriers to being approved as part of local building codes but is confident that with education, more people will engage with bio-cement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019re doing a $75 million rehab on that building [Hellems Arts & Sciences building], and we will be on the interior walls. They want to put our blocks on interior walls that are highly visible to traffic, with storyboards to tell the story that these blocks are our zero carbon alternative material blocks made out of algae, originally invented at the University of Colorado,\u201d Burnett said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ADAM DAUNT Prometheus Materials has designed a zero-carbon concrete. Credit: Prometheus Materials’ website Cement is well-known as one of the world\u2019s widely consumed building materials, but an American company is changing the recipe with underwater ingredients. 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