Press

Prometheus Materials Awarded Role in $10M DoE Grant for Carbon Dioxide Removal in Cement and Concrete … This pivotal grant will fund the development of validation and best practices …

“Prometheus Materials named in White House press release on new commitments to bolster innovative and clean construction materials across the United States …”

“For the first time, the public is invited to experience and interact with Bio-Block during the Chicago Architecture Biennial … Combining nature and science, the Bio-Block addresses the climate crisis …”

“Bio-Block dampens sound more than CMU [concrete masonry units], and it’s lighter … it has an accumulated positive effect on everything else. Your beams can be lighter, your foundations can be smaller …”

“Prometheus Materials’ zero-carbon bio-cement and bio-concrete are cultivated using biological processes basically the same way that nature creates seashells and coral reefs …”

“Prometheus Materials and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill developed a bio-cement that’s a winner in Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards … This low-carbon cement was made in a bioreactor, not in a kiln …”

“Bio-Block Represents a Sea Change for the Building Materials Industry … Prometheus Materials previews the next wave of construction with a masonry block made of algae.”

“Concrete made from algae? Chicago firm offers a closer look at ‘bio-blocks,’ a zero-carbon alternative … The installation itself saves over a metric ton of carbon compared to an identical structure …”

“Dezeen’s Top 10 Innovative Materials of 2023 … As part of our review of 2023, Dezeen’s design and environment editor Jennifer Hahn has rounded up 10 of this year’s most significant material innovations …”

“This new cement could become America’s next big bumper crop and help save the world as we know it … Colorado-based Prometheus Materials and other emerging companies are developing new biocements …”

“What Zero-Carbon Bio-Cement and Bio-Concrete Mean for the Future … Metrics like these show that there’s clearly no sacrifice when choosing to be more sustainable within this category of building materials.”

“75 top building products for 2023 … These 75 products make up our annual ‘best of the best’ in new and updated building products for 2023.”