The Bio-based Material Library contains current commercially available solutions to high performance building

Bio-based Building Materials

  • Alkemis Paint

    Formulated using sustainable raw materials and clear quartz as its foundational layer, proprietary mixes of artist-quality pigments and earthen minerals are added to create a high-performing interior paint without the use of plastic.

  • Linseed Oil Paint

    Made from flax-derived linseed oil and mineral pigments, this paint provides exceptional coverage, remarkable depth of color, and a finish designed to be maintained rather than repeatedly stripped and repainted.

  • Diasen

    Cork-based thermal insulating stucco combining recycled cork, natural hydraulic lime (NHL 5), perlite, cellulose, and pumice into a single machine- or trowel-applied system. Serves as both continuous insulation and a finish-ready substrate for interior plaster or exterior stucco.

  • Prometheus

    ProZERO™ is the first carbon negative supplemental blend designed to decarbonize the built world without disrupting the cement production process that makes the world go round. Derived from algae.

  • Seacork

    Acoustic panels made with seaweed.

    We work with local harvesters to transform invasive seaweed into circular acoustic panels designed to reduce and store carbon.

  • Mogu Acoustic Panel

    Mogu Acoustic Panel

    Bio-based mycelium acoustic panels for 100% circular and regenerative design. Rep: Habitat Matter

  • Durra Panel

    Durra Panel

    Durra Panel is a fully-certified compressed straw wall and ceiling panel that insulates against sound and heat while being stronger, safer, and superior to plasterboard.

  • Straw from Nitty Gritty

    Organic grown building block for New Frameworks structural straw panels.

  • Timber HP

    TimberBoard

    TimberBoard wood fiber Rigid Exterior Continuous Insulation:

    R-Value R-3.4 — R-3.7 / inch

  • Thermacork

    Expanded cork insulation boards for sub-slab, facades, wall assemblies and decroative applications

  • dasso XTR

    dasso XTR

    Bamboo Outdoor Decking. Thermally fused Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys Pubescens) and phenolic resin.

  • Archisonic Cotton

    ARCHISONIC® Cotton

    Harnesses the potential of cotton cellulose, a by-product of the cotton industry that would otherwise go to waste, along with other natural materials, without the use of harmful synthetic binders and chemicals.

  • MushLume Lighting

    MushLume Lighting

    Grown, Not Manufactured.

    Sustainable lighting using mushroom mycelium and carbon-sequestering hemp

  • Steico

    Steico Insulation

    For more than 35 years, STEICO has been refining the natural material wood into innovative high-tech materials for timber construction. While retaining the positive properties of wood as a natural product.

  • Nexcem ICF

    Insulated concrete formwork made of hempcrete and roxwool

  • Havelock Wool

    Havelock Wool

    Versatile Wool Insulation

    Havelock Wool delivers premium insulation for homes, vans, and commercial spaces—designed for lasting performance, unmatched comfort, and a lower environmental impact.

  • Interior Felt

    Interior Felt

    Wool is one of the world’s oldest and most remarkable materials—naturally sound-absorptive, durable, and biodegradable. Interior Felt continues a four-generation legacy of perfecting wool felt, producing high-quality, 100% natural Designer Felt.

  • Resysta

    Resysta

    Rice based composite cladding, decking, fencing, trellis, screen walls and ceilings. Made with agricultural by-product.

  • Accoya

    Accoya

    Ultra-High Performance Sustainable Wood. Tried and tested in the US. Manufactured in Tennessee.

    Siding, decking, windows and doors. No Added Formaldehyde (NAF) MDF sheet goods.

  • ICON Wood

    Timber Trading ICON

    Perfecting wood, naturally.

    A Premium Line of Thermally Modified Wood. Available in CVG Douglas Fir, Radiata Pine, Maple and Poplar.

  • Antique River Logs

    Antique River Logs

    Antique River Logs® river-reclaimed wood is a remarkable story of old growth timbers, resting on river bottoms, preserved by deep, cold water, and a lack of oxygen and light.

  • Marmoleum

    Marmoleum

    A durable flooring option made of linseed oil and wood flour. Marmoleum comes in sheets or tiles and tons of colors.

  • Quietleaf

    Quietleaf Flooring

    Introducing the first-ever natural wood floors, beautifully crafted with the quiet built in. Acoustic layer made with recycled tires, wood is responsible sourced.

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Low Embodied Carbon Materials

  • Glavel

    Made of 97% post-consumer recycled glass - this insulation replaces foam and gravel sub-slab.

  • Modern Mill Acre Trim

    Modern Mill

    Modern Mill upcycles rice hulls into premium building materials that can replace wood, offering durability and beauty while saving forests.

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