This mushroom brick could replace concrete

🍄 The world is addicted to concrete, and it’s making climate change a lot worse. But there’s a new generation of futuristic, sustainable building materials on the way. We try out mushroom-bricks as a future material by growing a brick ourselves and putting it to the test. 🍄 The Verge’s sponsors play an important role in funding our journalism but do not influence editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit Subscribe: Like Verge Science on Facebook: Follow on Twitter: Follow on Instagram: Read More: Community guidelines: Subscribe to Verge on YouTube for explainers, product reviews, technology news, and more: