Adaptavate in world-first low-carbon plasterboard pilot

Adaptavate, the pioneer in developing and industrialising low-carbon and carbon-nega6ve construction materials has commissioned the world’s first pilot line capable of producing Breathaboard in a continuous, integrated, and scalable process.

Breathaboard is a revolutionary bio-based, carbon sequestering alternative to plasterboard. It is produced, specified and installed in the same way but with carbon and performance benefits. Breathaboard saves approximately 4 kg of carbon dioxide per square metre over gypsum plasterboard.

Adaptavate’s patented technology uses fibrous and cellulosic by-products from food and fibre crops and binds them with minerals and small amounts of water to form a flat board material. The production process requires no natural gas and absorbs low concentration CO2, potentially from industrial emissions in the industrial curing process.

Jeff Ive, CTO at Adaptavate, says: ‘The commissioning of our pilot line is the culmination of a year’s hard work from the team. The pilot line capability, as part of the development centre, gives us the foundation to replicate our core innovation for production partners around the world, with the confidence that the product is technically scalable. It’s a game changer for us, for our industry, and for the planet.’

Adaptavate is now working with the British Board of Agrément (BBA) and is on track to achieve the BBA Agrément Certificate for Breathaboard, the UK’s first carbon sequestering alternative to plasterboard.

Tom Robinson, founder and CEO at Adaptavate, says: “This milestone is a step forward in our journey to lead the desperately needed carbon change in the construction industry. It has validated our technology and industrial process to produce a revolutionary alternative to plasterboard. We are now looking to deploy our unique platform in partnership with world leading production companies looking to produce multiple low-carbon and carbon-negative construction products with different value propositions for global markets. Thanks must go to all our funding, technology and product testing partners – this is just the beginning of our transformative industrial approach to a better way of doing business.”