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How an Indian Architect is Sucking Carbon Emissions Out of the Air and Turning it into Stylish Tiles
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How an Indian Architect is Sucking Carbon Emissions Out of the Air and Turning it into Stylish Tiles

Architect and Indian eco-warrior Tejas Sidnal launched the startup Carbon Craft Design to suck CO2 out of the air and turn it into sustainable tile.

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An Indian architect has developed a revolutionary new way to serve the housing needs of a population, while also fighting air pollution.

Tejas Sidnal is the mastermind behind Carbon Craft Design: a Mumbai-based startup that specializes in capturing carbon emissions from the air and turning it into stylish tile.

Using a device called the AIR-INK, the company is able to draw CO2 out of the polluted city air, combine it with a mixture of marble chips and powder, and then press it into elegantly-designed tiles.

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Since Sidnal says that India is in need of maintaining the world’s third largest housing industry, his sustainable tile recipe can help meet the industry demand for building materials in an eco-friendly way.