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Miscanthus

Miscanthus spp.

Fibre crop grown in suitable fields for bio-based construction products; not very labour, fertilizer, or capital intensive.

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Crop

Miscanthus

biobased-isolation-materials

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miscanthus-building-material

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miscanthus-particle-board

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miscanthus-fibre-composite

used-in · schema

miscanthus-insulation

used-in · schema

grown-in · schema

grown-in · schema

grown-in · schema

nl-zeeklei-polder

grown-in · schema

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Carbon storage

7–25 tCO2eq/ha/yr

Perennial C4 grass; high biomass into board/insulation, and builds soil carbon year on year. Indicative.

Perennial lifespan

20 yr

Agronomy + economics

Soil organic carbon delta

0.64 t C/ha/yr

Positive = net storage; steady-state estimate from EU literature.

Suitable landscapes

Sources

Mooi Nederland programma (2023). Handreiking Biobased (ver)bouwen — Section on reed (Phragmites australis) construction materials including roofing thatch and modern reed boards. Reed cultivation in NL veen landscape.
https://www.ruimtelijkeordening.nl/onderwerpen/ruimtelijke-kwaliteit/kennisdossier-duurzame-landbouw--natuur/biobased-verbouwen· pp. 64,65,126,127,134,135,138,139
Eindversie-Rapport-Building-Balance_v5.pdf
· p. 6
Policy brief on Sustainable construction.pdf
· p. 16