Energy & Science
U.K. Startup Launches Drywall Made From Absorbed Carbon Dioxide
Emissions from producing plasterboard in the U.K. amount to nearly half that of the country’s aviation industry a year
A construction worker carries a sheet of plasterboard into a house during construction in Romford, U.K.
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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British startup Adaptavate is proving that one of the world’s most common building materials doesn’t have to harm the climate.
The company has designed a new plasterboard made from agricultural waste and a lime-based binding agent that absorbs carbon dioxide. The approach eliminates the need for gypsum, an emissions-intensive material that is used to make most of the basic construction material available today.