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  • Energy Performance Certificates and Home Information Packs - Green Findings
    News - 12 Sep 2007
    Average four bedroom homes are getting an 'E' energy rating, according to a survey from the introduction of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and Home Information Packs (HIPs). New...
  • New Wall System on Show at Interbuild 2006
    News - 25 Jan 2006
    A modern thin-joint blockwork system that enables building projects to be completed far quicker than normal is being exhibited at Interbuild 2006. The system is set to generate considerable...
  • Tougher UK Building Regulations for April 2006
    News - 8 Dec 2005
    Higher standards of insulation and control of air leakage in buildings is called for in the forthcoming revised UK Building Regulations. In particular, Part L of the Building Regulations has been...
  • First Eco-Street for Cumbria
    News - 3 Feb 2006
    Residents of Arthur Street in Penrith are celebrating this week as they look forward to saving money and saving the environment with the help of the Cumbria Sustainable Communities Project and Defra's...
  • Mold in Homes a Consumer Concern According to Survey
    News - 23 Mar 2005
    First there was radon, then carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds. Now the latest home invader is mold, and, in a national survey released today by CertainTeed Corporation and conducted for...
  • Insulation Made From Soy Beans
    News - 22 Sep 2003
    BioBased Systems of the USA have developed a polyurethane foam insulation based on soybean oil. The material known as BioBase 501 is a spray-in-place, two part water blown foam. It acts like a...
  • Hemp Houses
    News - 16 Jun 2003
    French company, Isochanvre SARL, has developed a method of crystallising the sap of unstable raw hemp or shiv. The resultant material known as Isochanvre®, is finding numerous uses in thermal and...
  • Saint-Gobain and Youthbuild Akron Complete Renovation of 887 Garfield Street
    News - 30 May 2013
    Saint-Gobain, the world's largest building materials company, in partnership with Akron Summit Community Action, Inc. (YouthBuild Akron) announces the completed renovation of 887 Garfield Street,...
  • Care Home Completed 4 Weeks Ahead of Schedule Thanks to Celcon Building Products
    News - 17 Aug 2010
    Ribbon Court , a £6.5m care home in Coventry built for Accord Housing Association was completed four weeks ahead of schedule because of the use of large format aircrete Multi Plates and thin...
  • Part L revision Places Clear Attention on U Value of External Walls
    News - 14 Jul 2010
    <h2>While placing an overall target of 25% reduction in carbon emissions from new buildings, the 2010 revisions to Part L also focus very clear attention on the U value of external...
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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