This Kentucky company aims to create more sustainable construction materials—and it’s taking them global


It took Greg Siener and his best friend Mike Zumer three tries to build a retaining wall in his backyard in 1996, during which Siener had a thought.

“We jokingly said, ‘you know, if we had some big ole damn Legos, it would make this job a whole lot easier,” Siener said. “And we laughed.”

While just a joke at first, the thought weighed on him. The next day, he drew out the idea by hand. At the time, Siener and his brother Steve ran a company that did automation controls and electrical…

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