“Breakthrough Binder … ‘Coral reefs, shells, and even the limestone we use to produce cement today show us that nature has already figured out how to bind materials together in a strong, clever, and efficient way’ …”

“Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Partners with Prometheus Materials to Design Zero-Carbon Building Material … New, Bio-based Alternative to Cement Could Achieve Net-Zero Emissions in the Building Sector.”

“Follow the Algae Brick Road to Plant-Based Buildings … climate advocates are desperate for alternative materials to come to market—fast. A factory in Longmont CO may have the answer.”

“Colorado company produces green cement that nearly eliminates carbon emissions using microalgae and sand … Prometheus Materials in Longmont licenses the technology from CU Boulder.”

“Startup with roots at CU channeling microorganisms to make ‘green’ cement … Prometheus Materials secures funding to pursue biologically-based building materials to help cut greenhouse-gas emissions.”

“Prometheus Materials uses algae-based cement to make masonry blocks … Burnett said that the biocomposite masonry will match and exceed the capabilities of portland cement-based concrete.”

“Prometheus ‘Bio-cement’ Touted as Portland Cement Sub … Biological binding agent is called nearly carbon free … an affordable, strong and durable near-zero-carbon alternative …”

“Prometheus Materials Raises $8 Million To Decarbonize the Building Materials Industry, in Series A Funding Round Led by Sofinnova Partners”

“How Living Materials Could Shape the Future of Architecture … What if buildings absorbed carbon like trees? This future may not be far away.”

“The data center of the future is made of algae bricks and runs on hydrogen fuel cells … Inside Microsoft’s efforts to build a low-impact data center (because it’s building almost 100 a year).”

“Bricks Alive! Scientists Create Living Concrete … ‘A Frankenstein material’ is teeming with – and ultimately made by – photosynthetic microbes. And it can reproduce.”

“Self-growing bricks, self-healing building materials from bacteria may be the future of construction industry … We harnessed the exponential growth of bacteria to grow many bricks at once.”

“Using Biomaterials to Shrink the Building Industry’s Carbon Footprint … A Q&A with Dr. Wil Srubar of the University of Colorado Boulder.”

“Construction Causes Major Pollution. Here’s How We Can Build Better … Making it more sustainable is critical to protecting our health and the climate.”

“Building materials come alive with help from bacteria … University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed a new approach to designing more sustainable buildings …”

“Scientists Design Bacteria-Based Living Concrete … Its designers hope that it could help with construction in deserts or even on Mars.”

“Bacteria and sand engineered into living concrete … Researchers in Colorado are revolutionizing building materials by literally bringing them to life.”

“Buildings grown by bacteria – new research is finding ways to turn cells into mini-factories for materials … We create useful minerals and polymers and form them into living building blocks.”

“Biomineralization and Successive Regeneration of Engineered Living Building Materials … A new frontier for exponential material manufacturing and end-of-life reuse.”

“Transformative Carbon-Storing Materials: Accelerating an Ecosystem … These ‘living bricks’ are a concrete-like alternative that can be grown on demand.”

“Engineering Living Building Materials for Enhanced Bacterial Viability and Mechanical Properties …”