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We installed our first blocks @ucdavis as a perimeter fence! Each block has 2 dry lbs of wood waste that has been treated by our water-based Clearwash process. These blocks are 8 lbs lighter, have 40% less sand, and ~30% less embodied carbon than a traditional cinderblock. 🧱

Incoming 2025

Designing the next set of low carbon concrete mix designs @_TJolly @dtematerials

@Solarchitects As someone that’s produced thousands of hempcrete blocks I can say it’s a great product but not cheap or widely code compliant in the US yet. @dtematerials took a different approach with structural CMU made w/ forestry waste to be cost effective, code compliant, and scalable

part of our supply chain @dtematerials involves working with small diameter wood & other debris which acts as fuel in the case of wildfires we modify this material & put it into concrete for various performance benefits like insulation, reducing weight, storing carbon, etc depending on mix designs & the most important thing is that we can do it cost effectively at economies of scale to support this emerging supply chain

DTE blocks to be available in 2025! DM’s open if you’d like to learn more

Ground face finish

@Yahycscovak @ucdavis Same! We go through the same certification process, and durability testing as normal block

@dtematerials @ucdavis That is quite remarkable! When it comes to longevity and durability, how do these blocks compare to more conventional materials?

We installed our first blocks @ucdavis as a perimeter fence! Each block has 2 dry lbs of wood waste that has been treated by our water-based Clearwash process. These blocks are 8 lbs lighter, have 40% less sand, and ~30% less embodied carbon than a traditional cinderblock. 🧱

This structure combined 11 novel building technologies to serve as a standing demonstration for how the future of construction in California can incorporate low embodied carbon materials and products. Visit thedemohut.org to learn more!

Excited to partner with @socialimpactcap

@NotoriousIanV @SexyLikeMeiosis @joseaurizar It helps when a version of your pilot line exist at the national labs like @NREL and @INL Still very tough to scale up to demonstration size!

@SexyLikeMeiosis It’s not entirely that hard when you have deep esoteric knowledge like @joseaurizar @dtematerials 🌎🌳🧱

Why is bioprocess scale up hard? I want to hear your nerdy and technical opinions

Another day at the office 😤@dtematerials - scaled manufacturing - lighter weight (30%) and lower embodied carbon CMU - passes ASTM C129 (Nonloadbearing CMU - 600 psi+) for masonry fencing and firewalls

The Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL (GCxN), a multi-million dollar, multi-year program, has selected four startups to participate in the program’s sixth cohort. @NREL #cleantech bit.ly/46X5scR

@GCxNREL @Shell_USA @NREL @_TJolly @joseaurizar Check out our website to learn more about how we're decarbonizing concrete with bioaggregates made from forest and ag residues. Read more about the program and the other companies in the cohort here: businesswire.com/news/home/2023…

DTE is proud and honored to announce that we have been selected to collaborate with @GCxNREL! We’ve been awarded $250K in non-dilutive funding to work with @Shell_USA & @NREL on a Life Cycle Assessment that will help us to commercialize our Clearwash process.

We will be at the @NREL Cement and Concrete Decarbonization Workshop on July 13th in Golden, Colorado. Come say Hi if you'll be attending! #concrete #lowcarbon

The facility is at the cutting edge of biomass sizing, sorting, and most importantly valorization of renewable feedstocks. It’s important to utilize all parts of biomass especially components considered waste. DTE is excited to continue our research with our new partners at INL.

I had the honor of representing @dtematerials at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Biomass Feedstock National User Facility at Idaho National Lab! Secretary of Energy Granholm did the honors of unveiling this DOE sponsored lab dedicated to biomass manufacturing and research.

Throwback to when we were featured on @polyengineering !! #learnbydoing #greenbuilding #architecture #biomass #carbonsequestration #carbonneutral #construction #build @ San Luis Obispo, California instagram.com/p/CmswiknOp9R/…

Clearwash Whitepaper done and dusted. No better feeling than crystallizing your ideas into writing. Who's ready to read it?! @dtematerials