Stop Global Warming by Growing Styrofoam with Fungi

Greensulate™, is a direct replacement for expanded polystyrene (EPS) products. Composed of renewable agricultural waste resources and mycelium fibers, Greensulate™ is produced without petroleum or light, requires no significant heat, is non-allergenic, and is less expensive to produce than foam products. It can be produced at room temperature, in a wide range of benign environments, and is less expensive to produce than petroleum based foam products. 

Our vision is to provide a sustainable alternative to synthetics, such as plastics and foams, which can be produced locally, around the world.

In addition to functioning as an insulator, initial testing to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards has shown Greensulate™ to have a greater compressive and flexural strength than EPS, and also act as a firewall. Ecovative will continue material optimization and compliance testing throughout 2009 with a target date set for mid-2010 to offer a commercially available insulation product.

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[BigloftRulz]

Wow, what a cool idea, growing a styrofoam replacement with fungi, turning garbage into foam.

Way better for the environment then those synthetics...

[johndbritton]

Awesome product guys, thanks for sharing Sam.

[lbsubstylee]

Amazing idea! All the best to ecovative. Cheers to a healthier world

[fafiguero]

This is such a great idea!

[chrissy100194]

Nice job! This stuff rocks!

[5adie]

Brilliant!!!

[chesakrpi]

Great work guys, I hope you win the competition, you deserve it!

[laudowicz]

i love the building material idea...please let me know once ready. i would like to use this for the building process of a monolithic dome project in hawaii. let me know...laurens 808.351.2891

[carlh2450]

Awesome concept! Go Greensulate

[ionchamp]

Amazing! This could really make a huge difference.

[3GodsOfStrange]

yeah, yet agian eben, that is good.

you make a funny commercial though.

just considering you're my uncle