Traditional building materials have some drawbacks in the construction industry, particularly
in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption. Biomaterials derived from …

Because of the alarming rate of human population growth, technological improvement
should be needed to save the environment from pollution. The practice of business as usual …

Circular Economy (CE) considers resources in a continuously cyclical way. Yet literature
lacks a review of Construction and Built Environment (CBE) under CE. By presenting the first …

The global leather industry has been at the receiving end of various environmental and
ethical backlash as it mainly relies on animal agriculture which contributes to deforestation …

The concept of circular economy has been ubiquitous over the past five years and has been
steadily gaining a consensus as a new paradigm. Circular economy covers a wide spectrum …

In the context of the ongoing transition from a linear to a circular economy, ecologically
friendly renewable solutions are put in place. Filamentous fungi can be grown on various …

The quest for green products and technologies for applications in the built environment has
led to the birth of a new generation of sustainable materials, among which are mycelium …

Extrication from the use of fossil-based products has grown more critical in recent years. This
disengagement has been driven by deliberate environmental campaigns focusing on …

Engineered living materials (ELMs) composed entirely of fungal cells offer significant
potential due to their functional properties such as self‐assembly, sensing, and self‐healing …

Engineered living materials could have the capacity to self-repair and self-replicate, sense
local and distant disturbances in their environment, and respond with functionalities for …