Wierdok: Seaweedfarm, Seaweedloambrick factory and exploration site

Seaweed is a promising potential building material, but so far in 2022, very little market ready seaweed-based building products are available. Because of the success of the sargassum adobe block in Mexico by Omar Vazquez, the potential of a seaweed loam bricks in the Netherlands is researched in this paper, called the seaweed brick. The...

Integration of ceramics and loam in prefabricated facade panels

The sustainable solution of a prefabricated façade system with timber frame panels was the issue of this thesis. The choice of materials was one of the tasks. The use of loam and ceramics in the façade panels were examined as an improvement of the indoor climate while minimizing the energy consumption for the system demands. The application of...