Category: construction material

• NATURLOOP

  

  This company is creating durable biomaterials to replace the use of woods for furniture and the construction industry from coconut husk fibers.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  August 4, 2025

  agricultural waste, Asia, Biodegradable, coconut waste, construction material, Europe, furniture, new material, philippines, switzerland, upcycling

  cocoboard, coconut upcycling, coconut waste, eco-friendly, food, lifestyle, mdfalternative, sustainability, sustainable-living, upcycling, zero waste

• URBAN MACHINE

  

  This company is utilizing AI to make lumber waste more easily reused for reclaimed wood purposes.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  May 7, 2024

  artificial intelligence, california, construction material, reclaimed wood, robotics, upcycling, USA, wood waste

  artificial intelligence, reclaimed wood, robotics, upcycle, wood waste

• CRIATERRA

  

  This company is developing innovative construction materials that are as strong as concrete and yet are made using a very low amount of energy and can also be easily recycled and reconstructed, thereby enabling circularity.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 17, 2024

  construction material, construction material recycling, construction waste, designed to be remade easily at end of life, energy efficient process, Israel, new material, recycle, upcycling

  asphalt, concrete, construction waste, recycling, upcycling

• STONECYCLING

  

  This company creates building materials from upcycled waste from construction sites.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 17, 2024

  construction material, construction waste, Europe, netherlands, upcycling

• BYFUSION

  

  This company rescues plastic and even nonrecyclables and upcycles them into building blocks to be used for temporary and permanent structures.

  Vandana Balakrishnan

  January 11, 2024

  california, construction material, modular, plastic diversion, plastic diversion system, plastic waste, plastic waste, upcycling, USA