Ginger Krieg Dosier
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Ginger Krieg Dosier is an American architect who, in 2010, developed a technique for using microbiologically induced calcite precipitation to manufacture bricks for construction.[1]
Dosier's brick-making method consists of filling a rectangular form with sand layered intermittently with a solution containing urea, calcium chloride, and the non-pathogenic bacteria Sporosarcina pasteurii. After several days, the bacteria create a chemical chain reaction producing a mineral that binds the sand together into a brick. Because this process does not involve firing the brick in a kiln as in conventional brick-making, Dosier estimates that her method could reduce carbon emissions by 800 million tons each year.[2]
Dosier is the winner of the 2010 Metropolis Next Generation Design Competition.[3] She is the CEO of bioMASON, a biotechnology start-up grown from her Better Brick project. The company was the winner of the 2013 Dutch Postcode Lottery Green Challenge, one of the world's largest and longest-running start-up competitions focused on sustainable businesses.[4]
References
- ^ "Printable Brick Could Cut World's Carbon Emissions By "At Least" 800 Million Tons A Year". FastCompany.com. 12 May 2010.
- ^ "Professor Uses Bacteria To Make Eco-Friendly Bricks". Architectural Record. 7 July 2010.
- ^ "The Better Brick: 2010 Next Generation Winner". Metropolis. 2010.
- ^ "2013 Postcode Lottery Green Challenge Winner: Ginger Dosier 'Grows' Bricks with Bacteria". TriplePundit. 20 May 2014.