Seaweed as insulation? | Architecture & Design

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The Danish-based, US-born architectural technologist has found that eelgrass is a naturally fireproof, rot resistant, carbon negative and becomes waterproof after a year. It also insulates while plants can grow within it, letting off the effect of a green

Sarah Buckley

12 Mar 2020 • 1m read • View Author

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