...because there isn't much more solarpunk than living in a mushroom.
Okay, not quite, but mycelium biocomposites could become an extremely useful building material and yes, we mean mycelium as in fungus.
The substance starts with 3D printed wood and then you let the fungus colonize it. Then you dry it once it's finished growing, killing the fungus and bonding it. This emits a lot less carbon than concrete and steal, it's completely fire resistant, it's a good insulator. Right now it's being used to make furniture and partitions. (Imagine a restaurant that specializes in mushroom-based dishes where you sit at fungus tables? Somebody's gonna do it).
Mycelium is already being used to fill cracks in concrete and for insulation, especially of very small buildings.
And it draws down carbon as it grows.
Wanna live in a mushroom?
https://newatlas.com/materials/mycelium-based-building-material-renewable-biodegradable/
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