University of East London staff and students have created a school building in India from Sugarcrete, a biomaterial construction block made from sugarcane waste. Located in the city of Noida at Panchsheel Balak Inter College, the classroom is the first structure to be constructed from the low-carbon Sugarcrete construction material, which was developed in 2023 by the University of East London (UEL) and architecture studio Grimshaw. Sugarcrete is made from bagasse, a fibrous residue left as a