Method for Producing Fungus Structures

A method for growing organically derived building materials in the form of a moldable substrate to serve a wide range of manufacturing and construction applications, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) obtaining a lignocellulose based medium capable of supporting the growth of saprophytic fungi;
• b) mixing said lignocellulose based medium with water to reach a hydration level;
• c) inoculating said lignocellulose based medium with a fungal inoculum;
• d) allowing time for said inoculated lignocellulose based medium to become colonized to the extent that said inoculated lignocellulose based medium is transformed into a fungal mycelium without any secondary organisms displacing the process through infection;
• e) strictly regulating environmental conditions surrounding the lignocellulose based medium during said inoculation step and allowing step;
• f) adding a primary compressive pressure on the lignocellulose based medium of at least 100 PSI;
• g) reducing said primary compressive pressure;
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• h) drying said colonized fungal mycelium for a specific time period.