X-MAT Receives $2.2 Million to Develop Coal-Based Building Materials
BLUEFIELD, W.V. — With its foundational pieces already in place, the Department of Energy has awarded X-MAT® an additional $2.2 million to continue its work building a house completely of coal. Over the past year, X-MAT has developed bricks, blocks, facades, panels, and roof tiles that comprise all the components needed to build a building.
With the DOE’s support and additional funding, the company will continue the process of creating a building made entirely from coal-based materials – from the structural columns to walls to roof tiles.