{"id":47241,"date":"2026-07-03T14:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47241"},"modified":"2026-07-03T14:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:01:07","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-global-doorstep-green-buildings-with-living-brick-that-breathe-green-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=47241","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the Global doorstep\u2019: Green Buildings with living brick\u2026 \u2018that breathe green too\u2019!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dutch engineers have developed bricks that grow moss, purify the air, absorb CO2, and cool buildings, reports <em>Green Architecture.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><u>Green Architecture<\/u><\/em> writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026 Dutch engineers are developing innovative \u2018living bricks\u2019 that allow moss to grow directly on building surfaces\u2026 These bio-receptive bricks are designed with special porous materials that retain moisture and support natural moss growth without damaging structures\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The impact could be significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Moss absorbs CO? and airborne pollutants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Living walls naturally cool buildings and reduce urban heat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The surfaces help manage rainwater and moisture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Green facades support biodiversity in dense cities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduced heat absorption can lower energy demand for cooling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/greenarchitecture-sustainablecities-climateinnovation-share-7468894423129669632-m46B\">Read more here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dutch engineers have developed bricks that grow moss, purify the air, absorb CO2, and cool buildings, reports Green Architecture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[48,17,24,51,800],"class_list":["post-47241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-architecture","tag-climate-change","tag-engineering","tag-global","tag-green"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47241"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47242,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47241\/revisions\/47242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}