Sugarcrete provides a low-carbon alternative to bricks and concrete blockwork developed by the University of East London (UEL).
This low-carbon material is just a part of the project's ambitions. The project seeks to offer different viable, sustainable, and safe construction solutions, using bio-waste as the core resource, to enhance community wellbeing and security.
The project has been developed as a collaboration between the UEL MArch Architecture programme and the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) with the support of Tate & Lyle Sugars and Chemical Systems Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd.
The aim of the project is to develop ultra-low carbon building components using sugarcane bio-waste (bagasse), allowing the storage of biogenic carbon from fast-growing plants in construction materials as an effective strategy to delay carbon emissions.
Sugarcrete® is not patented. It is purposely ‘open access’ to establish partnerships to produce new bio-waste-based construction materials where sugar cane is grown, and the benefit is greatest.
