University of Waterloo students creates bricks out of bacteria

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Rania Al-Sheikhly, MBET '23 and co-founder of Microbuild Masonry
This article was originally posted by CTV Kitchener.

Growing the material for a construction project might soon become a reality thanks to a student team at the University of Waterloo that has been working to create bricks out of bacteria.

Created by two University of Waterloo students, Microbuild Masonry is looking to change the construction industry using its eco-friendly bricks.

The current process of making bricks releases so much harmful particulates and chemicals like carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide, which not only harms the workers but other people as it's exposed in the air

Rania Al-Sheikhly, MBET '23 and co-founder of Microbuild Masonry