Ep. 198: Red House Architecture – Pioneering Mycelium Materials in Namibia, Cleveland & Outer Space (feat. Christopher Maurer)

FEB 20, 202662 MIN
The Mushroom Hour Podcast

Ep. 198: Red House Architecture – Pioneering Mycelium Materials in Namibia, Cleveland & Outer Space (feat. Christopher Maurer)

FEB 20, 202662 MIN

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GUEST:   https://www.redhousearchitecture.org/   https://www.instagram.com/redhousestudioarchitecture   MENTIONS:   https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=A6Ud3q0AAAAJ&hl=en   https://www.namibian.com.na/meet-the-trees-of-namibia-the-black-thorn-tree-acacia-mellifera-subsp-detinens-part-1/   MUSHROOM HOUR:   https://welcometomushroomhour.com   https://instagram.com/welcome_to_mushroom_hour   https://tiktok.com/@welcome_to_mushroom_hour   Show Music courtesy of the one and only Chris Peck: https://peckthetowncrier.bandcamp.com/   TOPICS COVERED:   Mycohab – Turning Namibia’s Blackthorn Bush into Food and Housing   Fungal Architecture and Mycotecture   Adjusting Substrate, Species, Environment   Melanin-Rich Fungi   World’s First Structural Mycelium House   Strength of Mycoblocks vs Concrete   Biocycler – Mycelium Design for the Redeveloping World   Fungi Recycling Demolished Homes and Growing New Structures   Fungal Remediation After Disasters   Getting Mycelium Materials Accepting into Building Codes   Processes to Create Red House’s Mycelium Materials   Inflatable Mycelium Structures Colonizing Space   Mycelium Aerogels with Cyanobacteria as Substrate