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Four natural ingredients, shaped at room temperature into one solid biocomposite.

Render of an ALGA BioPanel

What goes in

Inside the panel

Tap the points on the cross-section to see how each property comes from the structure itself.

Schematic cross-section of the panel showing a fibre network and pores

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Fibre network

Seaweed fibres cross and knot into a connected web that carries the panel, with no resin or glue.

How it is made

No kilns, no presses, no curing ovens. The panel is formed and dried at room temperature.

Collect and sun-dry

Seaweed is gathered and dried in open air and sunlight.

Open the fibres

The dried seaweed is worked in water until its fibres open into an even web.

Bind with lime

Lime and a natural organic acid are added so the binder coats every fibre.

Mould and cure

The mix is cast into a mould and left to dry and harden in the air, absorbing CO₂.

Back to the soil

When a panel’s working life ends, it can be broken up and composted. The seaweed returns as organic matter and the lime as calcium for the soil, with no toxic residue.

  1. Panel in use
  2. Broken up
  3. Composted
  4. Soil

Performance, carefully stated

Based on our in-house tests. We do not yet hold third-party certification.

The open-pore structure is designed to absorb sound and reduce echo without an added insulation layer. Our in-house tests support this.

Underwater kelp forest

Let’s build with the sea

Architects, designers and builders: ask for a sample and see the material in your hands.