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  • Innovating with Shipping Containers
    Article - 15 Dec 2021
    In the last decade, an artifact from the marine and transportation industries has landed squarely on our shores.
  • AI and Architecture: Optimization with Smart Technology
    Article - 15 Dec 2021
    Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has made its mark in almost every industrial sector today, and architecture is no different. Algorithms now automatically process information to help architects...
  • Green Building: Where Are We Now?
    Article - 8 Dec 2021
    The construction industry is responsible for 11% of all global carbon emissions, and 40% of all greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to the built environment as a whole. More sustainable...
  • Sustainable Building Trends for the Future
    Article - 3 Dec 2021
    The concept of sustainable construction can be simply defined as the ability to construct an affordable, healthy and comfortable building structure. The materials, processes, and maintenance during...
  • What are Some of the Best New Community-Led Building Initiatives?
    Article - 29 Nov 2021
    Architecture in Development – a media platform for the architecture industry – just announced the six finalists of its 2021 Global Challenge. The community-led building initiatives are pioneering a...
  • Sensory Design: Spaces for the Senses
    Article - 12 Nov 2021
    When designing a space, much of the focus is on defining the physical aspects of it, but what if architects looked beyond the physical?
  • Are GeoTextiles in Embankment Dams Effective and Safe?
    Article - 10 Nov 2021
    Geotextiles are permeable synthetic textiles. They are generally produced from polypropylene polymers or polyester, and are primarily used in dams to increase soil stability while improving erosion...
  • The Reality of Office-to-Residential Conversion
    Article - 5 Nov 2021
    Formalized into law in 2016, permitted development is a government policy in the UK that allows for office buildings to be converted into residential spaces. Is it working?
  • Does the Significance of Brutalism Endure?
    Article - 2 Nov 2021
    AZoBuild talks to Alex Anderson from the University of Washington about the history of Brutalism and its significance now.
  • Architecture Meets Agriculture in the Jian Mu Tower
    Article - 2 Nov 2021
    AZoBuild talks to Carlo Ratti, of Carlo Ratti Associati, about the firm's ambitious plans to build the hydroponic Jian Mu Tower in Shenzhen.
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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