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	Podcast:		Saturday Morning
	Episode:		Prof Joseph Dahmen: Mycelium, a living building material
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:25:46
	Publish Date:		2021-08-27 21:07:00
	Description:		Mycelium, the root system of fungi, has increasingly started to be used as an alternative to plastic, but its uses are also extending into architecture and design as a living, construction material. The uses depend on the fungal species, says Joseph Dahmen, an associate professor at the University of British Columbia School of Architecture. Dahmen has been working with mycelium-based materials for many years, principally in designing furniture and buildings.
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