Conq: Marine Biobased Building Materials

Every year, more than 10 million tons of shells—mostly from oysters, clams, scallops, and mussels—are discarded as waste despite their high calcium carbonate content. CONQ turns this socalled waste into a sustainable building material. Combining crushed seashells with algae-based biopolymers creates a heat-free bioceramic made entirely from marine biomass. CONQ explores the potential of bioregional value chains derived from marine food waste. The goal is to design and produce a construction system in modular fragments with varying mechanical and aesthetic properties.