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  • How is Seismic Design Taken into Account in Bridge Engineering?
    Article - 5 Jul 2023
    Designing infrastructure that can withstand the effects of earthquakes and other natural disasters is a key concern within the construction industry. This article will explore how engineers take into...
  • How are Buildings Made to Withstand Tsunamis?
    Article - 19 Jun 2023
    This article discusses the risk of tsunamis to buildings in coastal regions and the strategies that can be implemented for tsunami-resistant building construction.
  • Could our Buildings of the Future Float on Water?
    Article - 13 Jan 2023
    The world’s environment is in crisis. Symptoms of this crisis include rising sea levels and more catastrophic flood events, especially in urban areas. But the human population is still growing, and...
  • Shigeru Ban's Incredible Paper Tube Structures
    Article - 9 Dec 2022
    Shigeru Ban’s paper tube structures address many pressing questions for architects today. With his international firm, the Japanese architect has been building sustainably with paper, cardboard, and...
  • Cleaner Construction with Carbon-Negative Algae-Grown Limestone
    Article - 21 Nov 2022
    Could the cities of the future be built with materials that do not produce carbon dioxide emissions during their manufacture? This is the focus of recently published research into producing...
  • Providing Emergency Accommodation with Modular Shelters
    Article - 24 Oct 2022
    AZoBuild talks with Stephen Ford, Director at Suscons and Founder of Street2Meet, about initiatives he is overseeing that look to provide sturdier, longer-lasting, and safer emergency shelter to those...
  • What is Biochar Cladding?
    Article - 30 Aug 2022
    The primary application of biochar, a highly porous substance made from plant debris, is to improve soil. However, more recent breakthroughs have paved the way for its use as cladding material.
  • A to Z of Insulation Materials
    Article - 29 Apr 2022
    There is a wealth of options when it comes to building insulation materials. Bulky fiber materials like fiberglass and cotton, rigid foam boards, polyurethane, and straw all get used in different...
  • Digitally Printing Glass for Buildings
    Article - 25 Mar 2022
    Ireland’s Museum of Cinema in Dublin and the Aleja Shopping Center in Ljubljana, Slovenia, have one thing in common – visually impressive, unique, and hard-wearing facades and interiors made with...
  • Looking Back at Building Emissions During the 2022 Winter Olympic Games
    Article - 28 Feb 2022
    The Ice Ribbon, sited in the Olympic Village from Beijing’s 2008 Summer Olympic Games, was the only major indoor building constructed for what organizers claim is the most sustainable Olympic Games...
Reducing Embodied Carbon Through Design

Reducing Embodied Carbon Through Design

With an increase in the pressure to decarbonize the built environment and build more carbon-neutral buildings, the reduction of embodied carbon has become of great importance.

Calcium Carbonate Concrete: Building on Recycling

Calcium Carbonate Concrete: Building on Recycling

AZoBuild talks to Professors Noguchi and Maruyama about their research and development of Calcium Carbonate Concrete (CCC), a new material that has the potential to cause a sustainable revolution in the construction industry.

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