Mushrooms make Greensulate
The home insulation of the future may be grown in a Petri dish. Mushrooms are being used to create a new type of insulation to replace traditional polystyrene and fiberglass insulation. The product is called Greensulate. It was developed by a couple of 20 year old college students, Eben Bayer & Gavin McIntyre. (The rumor that they got the idea from eating pizza with mushrooms is untrue.)
Unlike fiberglass, which is made from petrochemicals and formaldehyde, Greensulate is fire-retardant, biodegradable and requires no petrochemicals for its production. And whereas fiberglass in insulation can irritate your skin, eyes and airways, Greensulate does not. This new eco-friendly green building material should hit the market within two years. Since polystyrene does not disintegrate in landfills, the landfills will be happy.
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h/t: The Science Channel
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This is actually not new technology.
I have been doing something similar with the 500 Chia Pets I have hanging on the walls in my home
Sounds almost too good to be true. Wondering how the folks with mold and fungal allergies will fair with this on though?
So they’re insulating homes with tortila chips now? Yummy! That’s what the picture looks like anyways!
Here’s why it’s good insulation: if you get cold, you smoke it!