Wheat Straw

A by-product of the grain industry, typically used as biomass. Wheat straw can be repurposed to make interior design panelling for schools, museums, hospitals, retirement homes, laboratories and other public buildings. It can also be used in typical woodworking applications like cabinets, partition panelling, work surfaces and office furniture.

  • Waste material that is reclaimed to form new composites for buildings and interior applications like tree-free sheet materials.

  • The company Kirei are US based and produce environmentally neutral and beneficial alternatives to traditional building materials.

    Kirei Board™ and Wheatboard™ - a composite of wheat straw and sorghum grass.

    Increasing focus on agricultural industry to replace not only wood but also polymers in industrial production.

  • Renewable, emission-free resins and utilizes the waste part of the wheat industry that would otherwise end up in a landfill.

    Formaldehyde free and less harmful binders.

    Sheet materials that are tree-free, agriculturally based and environmentally friendly.

  • Lightweight, good surface hardness, easy to work and moisture resistant.

    VOC free - does not use urea-formaldehyde or release any volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere.

    Machines and finishes well.

    Workable in similar ways to conventional materials but with reduced tool wear.

    Available in a range of sheet sizes and thicknesses.

Resources

Lefteri, C. (2014). Materials for design. Laurence King.

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