{"id":8580,"date":"2022-05-25T17:40:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T17:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/?p=8580"},"modified":"2026-07-19T16:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:27:28","slug":"finalist-dgnb-sustainability-challenge-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/index.php\/finalist-dgnb-sustainability-challenge-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Finalist: DGNB Sustainability Challenge 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-10964\" style=\"width: 100%;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-111-1 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-10964 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default-base\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Finalist: DGNB Sustainability Challenge 2022\" data-height=\"650\" data-width=\"1000\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_10964\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_10964\">\n            <ul aria-live='off' class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10965 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-07-19 16:25:09\" data-filename=\"NEWood-01-1000x650.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NEWood-01-1000x650.jpg\" height=\"650\" width=\"1000\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-10964 slide-10965 msDefaultImage\" title=\"NEWood-01\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>NEWood samples \u00a9 Professorship Sustainable Construction<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-10966 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2026-07-19 16:25:09\" data-filename=\"NEWood-02-1000x650.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nb.ieb.kit.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NEWood-02-1000x650.jpg\" height=\"650\" width=\"1000\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-10964 slide-10966 msDefaultImage\" title=\"NEWood-02\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\"><div>NEWood samples \u00a9 Professorship Sustainable Construction<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to drive the transformation of the construction and real estate industry towards more sustainability, researchers, young founders and companies are in demand: With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dgnb.de\/de\/veranstaltungen\/preise\/dgnb-sustainability-challenge\/gewinner\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainability Challenge<\/a>, the DGNB seeks out pioneers who think boldly into the future, question existing systems and initiate new ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the &#8222;Research&#8220; category, the project &#8222;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.dgnb.de\/dgnb-sustainability-challenge-2022\/kategorie-forschung\/newood\/\" target=\"_blank\">NEWood<\/a> &#8211; a novel mycelium-based composite made from organic waste&#8220; from the KIT Professorship of Sustainable Construction was chosen as one of the three finalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research project is based on three main strategies, which include resource efficiency, circular economy and renewable materials. A new class of bio-based, resource-efficient and CO2-negative materials called &#8222;NEWood&#8220; has emerged from the project. As NEWood shows comparable properties to MDF (Medium Density Fibre) and chipboard, it serves as a substitute for wood and wood-based materials. The wood alternative is developed exclusively from available organic waste, including wood and agricultural waste, and is produced using fungal mycelium as a natural binder. In cooperation with an industrial partner, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology team is also exploring the use of digital and advanced manufacturing technologies in the development of mycelium-based composites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research project has also been published in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-021-01598-4\" target=\"_blank\">Nature<\/a> as well as in the <a href=\"https:\/\/kinder.wdr.de\/tv\/die-sendung-mit-der-maus\/av\/video-urban-mining-teil--100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sendung mit der Maus<\/a> and another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kika.de\/pur\/sendungen\/die-macht-der-pilze-104.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">children&#8217;s programme on KIKA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.dgnb.de\/dgnb-sustainability-challenge-2022\/kategorie-forschung\/newood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public votings<\/a> for the finalists will be open from 31st May 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to drive the transformation of the construction and real estate industry towards more sustainability, researchers, young founders and companies are in demand: With the Sustainability Challenge, the DGNB seeks out pioneers who think boldly into the future, question existing systems and initiate new ideas. 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