Researchers in Germany have created a mushroom-based insulation material that could offer a greener, compostable alternative to synthetic building materials and even capture carbon along the way.

Conducted by the Institute for Circular Economy of Bio: Polymers (ibp) at the Hof University of Applied Sciences in Germany, the project, dubbed Mycobuild, aims to build mushroom mycelium boards from lab-scale to industrial production by 2026.