Project
Title
Biotechnologische Herstellung, Charakterisierung und Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung pilzbasierter Baumaterialien
Acronym
MY-CO BUILD
Start
01.04.2026
End
31.12.2029
Coordinator
Allocated to research program
Summary
MY-CO BUILD aims to establish the scientific foundations for defined manufacturing processes and reproducible property profiles of fungus-based materials. For the first time, this collaborative research area brings together various disciplines - from biology, mechanics, and physics to architecture - to comprehensively investigate the physical, chemical, thermal, acoustic, and architectural property profiles of these materials. The research is complemented by the development of new mathematical models and the application of AI-based predictions regarding the sustainability and aging resistance of the building materials.
ATB is involved in collaborative research area 1743 with the sub-project Pretreatment and stabilization of lignocellulosic substrates for fungal composites and contributes its expertise in the material utilization of agricultural and wood-based biomass to the collaborative project. The focus here is on the provision and pretreatment of the plant substrates that serve as a nutrient medium and scaffold for fungal growth.
Funding
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Funding agency
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Grant agreement number
548244816
Funding framework
Sonderforschungsbereich 1743