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  • How Different Glasses Can Reduce Bird Deaths Against Buildings
    Article - 25 Jan 2022
    Modern-day architects have an affinity for buildings covered in glass, however this design choice has the unfortunate effect of increasing accidental bird deaths.
  • The Drawbacks of Bamboo-Reinforced Concrete
    Article - 24 Nov 2021
    An international team of researchers has demonstrated that bamboo is a poor substitute for steel reinforcement, and often fails to deliver the sustainability benefits it has come to be associated...
  • Carrying Out XRD on Cement Pastes
    Article - 18 Feb 2020
    Concrete is one of the world’s most commonly used materials. All manner of buildings and structures use concrete and it is cheap, abundant, and easy to produce.
  • Carrying out Spectroscopy on Cement-Based Materials
    Article - 18 Feb 2020
    In construction, the analysis of materials for safety and quality control purposes critical.
  • Analyzing Cement with Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
    Article - 17 Feb 2020
    LIBS is a high-energy, but minimally to non-destructive, analytical technique that takes operation principles from other emission spectroscopy methods.
  • Thin Films in Smart Windows
    Article - 14 Nov 2019
    Smart and connected technologies are beginning to infiltrate all areas of our life. Smart windows are powered by UV light and are coated by thin films.
  • What Alloys are Commonly Used in Construction?
    Article - 27 Aug 2019
    Alloys are a fusion of metals and non-metallic elements. There are several common combinations of alloys; notably, silver and white copper create sterling silver.
  • How Do Residential Solar Panels Work?
    Article - 27 Aug 2019
    Dotted all around the UK are homes with solar panels affixed to their roofs, and together they generate around 6.14 GW of power.
  • What is Hempcrete?
    Article - 8 Jul 2019
    Hemp, a plant that is a strain of the Cannabis sativa plant species, can be used to create an environmentally friendly building material.
  • The Potential of Graphene as a Sustainable Material
    Article - 26 Mar 2019
    All of the exciting properties and application possibilities have made graphene the material of our time and civilization. But how sustainable is it?
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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