University of East London staff and students have created a school building in India from Sugarcrete, a biomaterial construction block made from sugarcane waste.
Located in the city of Noida at Panchsheel Balak Inter College, the classroom is the first structure to be constructed from the low-carbon Sugarcrete construction material, which was developed in 2023 by the University of East London (UEL) and architecture studio Grimshaw.
Sugarcrete is made from bagasse, a fibrous residue left as a byproduct of sugarcane production, which is mixed with mineral binders and shaped into interlocking block shapes.
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