Biohm: Mycelium & Food Waste to Create Regenerative Construction Materials
London-based Biohm is a biomanufacturing research and development company founded by Ehab Syed in 2016 to create regenerative construction materials and packaging by growing mycelium into food waste or processing difficult-to-reuse or recycled by-products. Biohm uses orange peel, cocoa husks, and other food waste, to develop and design construction materials such as mycelium-based insulation panels, plant-based concrete alternatives, and sustainable replacers for wood-based construction sheets. The company claims its manufacturing process, based on circular economy principles, positively impacts the environment, meaning it is completely regenerative and is estimated to be carbon-negative. Mycelium-based insulation panels Biohm’s team has developed premium building insulation panels for the construction industry made out of growing mycelium — the root structure of mushrooms — on food waste, forming it into three-dimensional products. …
