WSU Researchers And Tacoma Eco-Building Company Receive Grant To Create Affordable, Sustainable Building Material

Eco-Shelter Inc. CEO and founder, Alexa Bednarz, talks with WSU researcher Dr. Vikram Yadama on a trip to India. Photo courtesy of Alexa Bednarz
Eco-Shelter Inc. CEO and founder, Alexa Bednarz, talks with WSU researcher Dr. Vikram Yadama on a trip to India. Photo courtesy of Alexa Bednarz

WSU researchers and an eco-building startup in Tacoma are teaming up to create affordable and sustainable roofing for consumers across the world.

They have a goal— to make roofing material that is sustainable, adaptable to different parts of the world, and affordable for people living on less than $5 a day.

Dr. Vikram Yadama is a professor at Washington State University and a researcher at the university’s Composite Materials and Engineering Center. Alexa Bednarz is CEO and founder of Eco Shelter Inc. [Read More…]