Mythic

Economic and social acceptance

In precursor projects we concluded Mycelium biocomposites are promising in characteristics like thermal conductivity, hydrophobicity and flame retardance. Also, the material characteristics start to get close to those of conventional building materials with a likewise application. The fact that it is easily repaired and biodegradable adds on to the wish to research the material for further application. In Mythic we will focus on making myceliumbiocomposite thermal insulation and moisture absorption, as well as making the production process more energy efficient, water consuming and faster. Also economically, more information is needed to make sure it is accepted on the market. In the field of social acceptance, part of the project will be on designing the material in such a way that it interests people into applying it in their homes. We aim for a product that can directly be produced for application in biobased building construction projects.

Consortium

In the project various partners will cooperate, both from the production side of mycelium composites, as well as from the application side. Some partners have worked together with CoEBBE before, some are new in research. There are several SME’s from the Netherlands, but also from abroad (Nylausn from Iceland, Mogu Srl from Italy and Corstyrene form France), as well as Branche organizations and knowledge institute, bith from the biobased reals as wel as from the conventional building material field. For the microbiological knowledge we cooperate with the University of Utrecht. For the market research CoEBBE cooperates with the lectorate New Marketing within Avans, focussing on sustainability via biomimicry. Mycelium composites and natural products for the building industry is the theme that binds all partners. All partners are listed below.