House made from mushrooms

It is the vision of Ecovative, a US company founded by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Gavin McIntyre and Eben Bayer in 2007. Ecovative uses part of the mushroom to create durable products and has embarked on an experiment to build a miniature house from mushrooms.

The Daily Mail quoted McIntyre as saying: 'Eben while walking in the forest observed the mushroom mycelium growing on the cracks in the trunk of the tree trunk and binding cracks together. The idea is whether we can use mushroom fibers to make glue? '.

A mushroom contains millions of tiny fibers. Ecovative has used mushroom fibers to put together agricultural byproducts like corn stalks to make materials that can replace plastic powders. Biologically, the function of mycelium is to break down waste as it works secretly in enzymes, fats, and proteins. It acts like glue and holds everything together.

Ecovative built a small house from pine and poured the mushroom mixture into the wall. The mixture has dried after a month in the same way that cement is adhered to, and produces a somewhat airtight sheath.

Using mushrooms to make houses can save material costs because there is no need for wall studs and good thermal insulation. The house also has its own "immune system," which helps prevent microorganisms from growing inside.