# Fungi building materials **URL:** \ **Category:** Green Building Inspections\ **Created:** [August 27, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/fungi-building-materials/99576 "2015-08-27T00:56:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jshishilla](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jshishilla/32/1188_2.png) [@jshishilla](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jshishilla)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/fungi-building-materials/99576/1 "2015-08-27T00:56:47Z")
[http://futurismic.com/2010/02/05/industrial-strength-fungus-mycelium-as-building-material/](http://futurismic.com/2010/02/05/industrial-strength-fungus-mycelium-as-building-material/) Not exactly green though ---
**Author:** ![tmcfarran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@tmcfarran](https://forum.nachi.org/u/tmcfarran)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/fungi-building-materials/99576/2 "2015-09-13T13:38:44Z")
Why isn’t it green? ---
**Author:** ![sfetty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/sfetty/32/331195_2.png) [@sfetty](https://forum.nachi.org/u/sfetty)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/fungi-building-materials/99576/3 "2015-09-13T19:41:30Z")
That’s wild! ---
**Author:** ![rmoll](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/rmoll/32/914_2.png) [@rmoll](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rmoll)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/fungi-building-materials/99576/4 "2015-09-23T23:38:30Z")
I’m a fan of HempCrete: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcctSvVFheA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcctSvVFheA) Would be good for Colorado 😉 ---
**Author:** ![smay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/smay/32/1171_2.png) [@smay](https://forum.nachi.org/u/smay)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/fungi-building-materials/99576/5 "2015-09-24T15:36:54Z")
Thanks for the info John! ---
**Author:** ![linkster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/linkster/32/608_2.png) [@linkster](https://forum.nachi.org/u/linkster)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/fungi-building-materials/99576/6 "2015-11-07T15:34:08Z")
> [@jshishilla](#): > > [Industrial strength fungus: mycelium as building material | Futurismic](http://futurismic.com/2010/02/05/industrial-strength-fungus-mycelium-as-building-material/) > > Not exactly green though Mycelium has the capability to dry because extraordinarily tough and impervious to physical damage and go dormant (i.e. not “die”) It has developed this capability over millennia in order to survive in hot dry climates and other areas during the hotter months (Italy, Arizona, Nevada and California for example). Re-hydrate it and …wham, it’s growing again. It returns to it full vegetative and fruiting phase. This characteristic has been used to store mycelium (especially that of warm strains that would die in the fridge) This means that the builders have the advantage of being able to build really strong homes with the dried stuff. It also means that home buyers, when they buy a home made of this stuff, presumably have the advantage of seeing their residential investment grow (literally) come then storm. New marketing ploy for builders “Buy a house, grow a condo” :twisted: ---
**Author:** ![linkster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/linkster/32/608_2.png) [@linkster](https://forum.nachi.org/u/linkster)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/fungi-building-materials/99576/7 "2015-11-07T15:34:58Z")
> [@rmoll](#): > > i’m a fan of hempcrete: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcctsvvfhea](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcctsvvfhea) > > would be good for colorado 😉 lmfao :d