Comments on: Researcher Grows Durable “Bio Bricks” From Sand, Bacteria, and Urea http://inhabitat.com/researcher-grows-durable-bio-bricks-from-sand-bacteria-and-urea/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 16:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: betterways http://inhabitat.com/researcher-grows-durable-bio-bricks-from-sand-bacteria-and-urea/comment-page-1/#comment-381593 betterways Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:42:33 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=116456#comment-381593 ^ And do we need to make bricks with this method? What about pavements? Does it have to be done in a controlled environment? Or could we do something like spread out sand in place and add the microbes and urea and let it bind in place? ^ And do we need to make bricks with this method? What about pavements? Does it have to be done in a controlled environment? Or could we do something like spread out sand in place and add the microbes and urea and let it bind in place?

]]> By: sunil_libral http://inhabitat.com/researcher-grows-durable-bio-bricks-from-sand-bacteria-and-urea/comment-page-1/#comment-281954 sunil_libral Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:17:57 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=116456#comment-281954 i have some 50 lakhs requirment of bricks in road construction this year,in some road sites there is availability of local fine sand,will this fine sand be suitable in the MICP method. i have some 50 lakhs requirment of bricks in road construction this year,in some road sites there is availability of local fine sand,will this fine sand be suitable in the MICP method.

]]> By: DanFegan http://inhabitat.com/researcher-grows-durable-bio-bricks-from-sand-bacteria-and-urea/comment-page-1/#comment-247818 DanFegan Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:59:03 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=116456#comment-247818 Where are they obtaining this urea from? Animals? Sorry, but I can't fathom the idea of a non-vegan BRICK! Where are they obtaining this urea from? Animals? Sorry, but I can’t fathom the idea of a non-vegan BRICK!

]]> By: dpaige http://inhabitat.com/researcher-grows-durable-bio-bricks-from-sand-bacteria-and-urea/comment-page-1/#comment-227230 dpaige Thu, 20 May 2010 14:12:57 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=116456#comment-227230 Looks like a potentially great product. I saw other comments (pro & con) on ecogeek. Did Professor Krieg Dosier come across this using biomimicry? or just studying natural materials. There may be solutions to the questions raised here and on ecogeek by studying nature more. It would be good to learn more and get fair comparisons of al inputs and effects. I think some like to pick out the facts that suit them so we are left incomplete information. I'd love to see this go further. What would it take to got to mass production? What is the source for larger amounts of urea? Do we need to design new methods and tools for collection? d paige dpaige@cia.edu Looks like a potentially great product. I saw other comments (pro & con) on ecogeek. Did Professor Krieg Dosier come across this using biomimicry? or just studying natural materials. There may be solutions to the questions raised here and on ecogeek by studying nature more. It would be good to learn more and get fair comparisons of al inputs and effects. I think some like to pick out the facts that suit them so we are left incomplete information. I’d love to see this go further. What would it take to got to mass production? What is the source for larger amounts of urea? Do we need to design new methods and tools for collection?
d paige
dpaige@cia.edu

]]> By: Clement S http://inhabitat.com/researcher-grows-durable-bio-bricks-from-sand-bacteria-and-urea/comment-page-1/#comment-225825 Clement S Fri, 14 May 2010 10:26:55 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=116456#comment-225825 Where and when can this be commercialized? In my company, we will build 100s (to 2000) of factories buildings in the next few years in China, I only wished that all the factories are build green. BUT, my boss & the share holders will only concern about cost and time. I assume if the cost is only 10 to 15% more expensive, and if I have talk them into this really really really hard, they might listen, but if transportation cost etc will make this not as green, then it will be a real shame to see something not done and at the end, tons of CO2 will goes to air bcos of these new building to be build. Please I hope someone can contact me and let me know how I can prevent the 100s of factories be build by traditional bricks or non green method. many thanks C Siu ckms143@yahoo.com.hk Where and when can this be commercialized? In my company, we will build 100s (to 2000) of factories buildings in the next few years in China, I only wished that all the factories are build green. BUT, my boss & the share holders will only concern about cost and time. I assume if the cost is only 10 to 15% more expensive, and if I have talk them into this really really really hard, they might listen, but if transportation cost etc will make this not as green, then it will be a real shame to see something not done and at the end, tons of CO2 will goes to air bcos of these new building to be build.

Please I hope someone can contact me and let me know how I can prevent the 100s of factories be build by traditional bricks or non green method.

many thanks
C Siu
ckms143@yahoo.com.hk

]]> By: Donfford http://inhabitat.com/researcher-grows-durable-bio-bricks-from-sand-bacteria-and-urea/comment-page-1/#comment-225638 Donfford Thu, 13 May 2010 16:20:40 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=116456#comment-225638 AT the green technology show in Sacramento I ran across a Japanese company that made colored sand finishes for wall, like a paste that was trowled on. Could this type of color sand be used to make special shapes of brincks for thin wall applicatoin that require no stuctural strength and could snap into a wall holder device?? AT the green technology show in Sacramento I ran across a Japanese company that made colored sand finishes for wall, like a paste that was trowled on. Could this type of color sand be used to make special shapes of brincks for thin wall applicatoin that require no stuctural strength and could snap into a wall holder device??

]]> By: BertMcdert http://inhabitat.com/researcher-grows-durable-bio-bricks-from-sand-bacteria-and-urea/comment-page-1/#comment-225251 BertMcdert Wed, 12 May 2010 15:04:42 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=116456#comment-225251 This is very fascinating. What's it gonna take for this thing to get widely adopted and pronto? One quibble: the final line does not actually put anything into perspective. It is a number that is meaningless without context. That 800 million tons is equivalent to...? This is very fascinating. What’s it gonna take for this thing to get widely adopted and pronto? One quibble: the final line does not actually put anything into perspective. It is a number that is meaningless without context. That 800 million tons is equivalent to…?

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