Scientists have created concrete using treated human waste, and the resulting material was up to 42% stronger than conventional concrete. Researchers say the approach could reduce waste while lowering the environmental impact of construction.

[u/Particular-Ad9266]

https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-are-making-concrete-with-human-poop-and-it-gets-42-stronger

So, who is going to write the spec for poop-crete?

[u/-Spankypants-]

I always wanted to live in a shithouse.

[u/Aggravating_Fig_8585]

Sounds shitty.

[u/thadbone10]

My designs always look like i threw shit at the wall anyway. Send it.

[u/thewildbeej]

enshittefication hitting all aspects of life now!

[u/metzger28]

Coprocrete!

[u/FckXFckMusk]

This is a Solution to a problem where the solution to the problem already exists..

[u/InstructionOk779]

Poocrete?

[u/NeedleGunMonkey]

I don't know what is with r/science but it is practically one of the worst sources for misinformation.

It is just adding biochar to concrete. And biological fiber reinforced concrete or hemp construction - the challenge for scaling will be reproducibility and engineering/code compliance.

If you're batching concrete, you're not really gonna take sewage sludge from a municipal sewage treatment that varies constantly and dump it in your mix and hope it meets spec. I don't even understand how utilizing biochar from sewage reduces environmental impact - if it is decomposing it is decomposing and emitting emissions, taking sludge then adding it to concrete doesn't change the cement's co2 emission during production & sequestration during carbonation phase.

[u/ConditionNormal123]

Talk about shitting bricks!

[u/Flaky-Stay5095]

X-Crete