Verdant Building Products is introducing a new generation of carbon-storing building materials. In this webinar, Anthony Dente will discuss his work in code and design development of bio-based building systems that have enabled broader adoption of materials such as straw-insulated panels.

The presentation will feature a patented structural insulated panel with a straw-based insulation matrix that stores carbon while meeting the cost, thermal performance, and wall-thickness requirements of energy-efficient, conventional wood construction. The use of straw supports local, circular supply chains, transforming an abundant agricultural byproduct into a high-performance building material.

The discussion will also address cost competitiveness, highlighting how the system compares favorably with custom prefab solutions today and is expected to compete with conventional construction at scale

Learning Points

• The evolution of bio-based, carbon negative building materials into code compliant, scalable products.
• High performing qualities of the  straw panel, a first of its kind, carbon-negative, non-toxic, agricultural byproduct, developed with the support of the EPA.
• How to specify low embodied carbon, non-toxic products in your projects with low risk.
• The importance and value of combining non-toxicity and low embodied carbon with low operational carbon choices on a project.