{"id":6120,"date":"2023-12-07T19:57:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T19:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/?p=6120"},"modified":"2025-01-27T10:11:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T10:11:51","slug":"cork-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/?p=6120","title":{"rendered":"2022-23 \/\/ Cork Block"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6120\" class=\"elementor elementor-6120\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-353a73a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"353a73a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd6e351\" data-id=\"cd6e351\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>|<b>Team<\/b><\/p><p>Anish Hatekar, Shrey Kapur and Michael Sinzinger<\/p><p>|<b>Faculty<\/b><\/p><p><i>Areti Markopoulou, Nikol Kirov<\/i>a<\/p><p>|<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Project year<\/span><\/p><p><i>2022-23<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-991aa4b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"991aa4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22daae1 elementor-section-boxed 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impact by developing a material that is<b> load bearing<\/b>, derived from <b>cork waste and is 100% binder free. <\/b>This material catalogue is applied to a versatile system based on a cork block that is<b> easy to assemble, disassemble and reassemble<\/b>,\u00a0 and <b>allows for various geometries<\/b>. These spatial configurations are presented to the user in form of an web interface informed by digital simulation and analysis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68cad8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"68cad8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6584201\" data-id=\"6584201\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996e1c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"996e1c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-1-1024x640.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6125\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-1-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-1-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-1-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-1-2048x1280.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2-1-1568x980.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1852931 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1852931\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Cork, sourced primarily from the bark of cork oak trees in the Mediterranean basin, stands out as an exceptional bio-based renewable material due to its ability to be harvested up to 15 times during the tree&#8217;s life span. This makes it an environmentally friendly building material with low ecological impact<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b6cc6e\" data-id=\"5b6cc6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa70f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5aa70f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/22-1-scaled-e1702276594141-1024x413.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6126\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/22-1-scaled-e1702276594141-1024x413.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/22-1-scaled-e1702276594141-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/22-1-scaled-e1702276594141-768x310.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/22-1-scaled-e1702276594141-1536x619.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/22-1-scaled-e1702276594141-2048x826.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/22-1-scaled-e1702276594141-1568x632.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc36da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fc36da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/27-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6130\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/27-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/27-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/27-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/27-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/27-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/27-2048x1280.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/27-1568x980.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84a68f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"84a68f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2364a4\" data-id=\"e2364a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e86498 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e86498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cork&#8217;s distinctive cellular structure and composition provide natural qualities such as <b>lightweightness<\/b>, exceptional <b>insulation<\/b>&nbsp;against <b>heat and sound, waterproofing, elasticity, and durability<\/b>, all while being entirely natural. By developing a modular and replicable block, the goal is to create a manufacturing process that requires minimal post-processing. This innovative approach doesn&#8217;t just aim to utilize waste; it seeks to leverage existing waste within the cork industry while also establishing a <b>cycle to manage and repurpose waste generated by our manufacturing process.<\/b><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b64849d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b64849d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2696af0\" data-id=\"2696af0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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blocks<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c3669d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3c3669d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7802f31\" data-id=\"7802f31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b10fca elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b10fca\" 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Additionally, postprocessing options were explored, leading to successful repressing of blocks solely from machining waste <b>without binders<\/b>. The team also devised a <b>design algorithm for acoustic patterns<\/b>, optimizing for both sound insulation and minimizing extraction from walls, thus reducing post-processing while maintaining superior acoustic performance. A developed web interface illustrates practical implementation. It guides users\u2014architects to beginners\u2014through designing homes on Barcelona rooftops, densifying the city. This versatile tool accommodates different sizes, shapes, and personalized designs with acoustic patterns and surface finishes, showcasing the system&#8217;s adaptability in urban settings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-716cb29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"716cb29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdd9874\" data-id=\"cdd9874\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-245e9d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"245e9d8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-194da59\" data-id=\"194da59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a24dc elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-slider happy-addon ha-slider\" data-id=\"d8a24dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_speed&quot;:300,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:3000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ha-slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"hajs-slick ha-slick ha-slick--slider\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-slide slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ha-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/33.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-slide slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ha-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/post-images-3-2048x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"slick-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-left\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"slick-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-877a039 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"877a039\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-047c3d6\" data-id=\"047c3d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5b705d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5b705d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/34-e1702280932325.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6140\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/34-e1702280932325.png 622w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/34-e1702280932325-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf5f58e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf5f58e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/343-1-e1702281288496.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6522\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/343-1-e1702281288496.png 629w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/343-1-e1702281288496-300x148.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9146544 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"9146544\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a18076d\" data-id=\"a18076d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde24a8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bde24a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In order to showcase the potential real-world implementation of such a system, a web interface was developed.<\/p><p>It guides users of every background, from architectural to amateur, in a step-by-step process through our design protocol, constructing homes of various sizes on rooftop locations in Barcelona to further densify the city and make use of the developed system in an urban context.<\/p><p>It can adapt to all kinds of geometries and space requirements and can further personalize the design with the a for mentioned acoustic patterns, different surface finishes and material detailing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-768feab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"768feab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4651c15\" data-id=\"4651c15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eece9f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8eece9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/35.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/35.png 1280w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/35-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/35-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/digitalmatter.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/35-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 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