eco-friendly homes

Workers process agricultural waste for use in building house wall and roof insulation at the MycoTile facility at the Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute in Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Oct 20, 2025

A mushroom farm in Kenya and fungi-based panels give hope for sustainable building

A Nairobi startup is turning mushroom roots into eco-friendly, low-cost building panels, helping tackle Kenya’s housing crisis sustainably.

The interior of a completed home by Earthcraft Construction is seen. The company utilizes hay bales in the framing stage. (PHOTO: EARTHCRAFT CONSTRUCTION)
Jul 4, 2025

Idaho’s construction industry going through agricultural waste-to-construction revolution

The approach exemplifies Idaho’s emerging farm-to-construction pipeline, where agricultural waste becomes raw material for a green building revolution spanning from small towns like Orofino to major research facilities at the University of Idaho.