BioMason's bricks "grown" with sand and bacteria to hit the market next year

BioMason is inching closer to commercially debuting its eco-friendly “grown” bricks, which they say could be on the market as early as next year. Since its founding in 2012, the North Carolina startup has been pushing to revolutionize the world of building materials in a way that slashes carbon emissions: by using bricks grown from sand and bacteria, rather than “fired” like traditional bricks. More and more architects and builders are looking to sustainable construction materials in response...

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