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  • Composite Sandwich Panel Recycling
    News - 6 Jun 2003
    Since their introduction to the UK in the 1980’s, the production of composite sandwich panels has grown to around 80000 tonnes per annum. As they have a life span of around 15-20 years, these...
  • Recycling Construction Industry Plastics
    News - 5 Jun 2003
    The importance of recycling polymer waste products from the construction industry has been long recognised. The problem lies in ensuring that different types of plastic are not mixed...
  • Fibreglass Rebar
    News - 3 Jun 2003
    Mild steel rebar is the most commonly used material in the reinforcement of concrete slabs or in the construction of straw bale walls. The common acceptance of this material overlooks some...
  • Construction With Old Tyres
    News - 30 May 2003
    Constructing buildings from old tyres is not a new thing. The technique has been developed over the last 30 years in the United States but the first building made from car tyres in Britain is now...
  • Living, Working, Learning - Underground
    News - 29 May 2003
    Lincolnshire architect, Jerry Harrall, is conducting an experiment to prove earth sheltered buildings can provide a viable and sustainable alternative to existing building construction without the...
  • £400m Loan for the Completion of Chunnel Track
    News - 27 May 2003
    A loan by the European Union of £400 million will help complete the connection of high speed track between London, Brussels and Paris - striking another 15 minutes of time from the trip to both...
  • Turning Papermill Waste into Construction Products
    News - 26 May 2003
    A new research programme of aims to develop innovative construction products using waste from papermills. Work will concentrate on three principal groups of product: renders, blocks and clays; wood...
  • Westbury Persist with Loss Making Prefabricated Home Business
    News - 23 May 2003
    Despite having posted its second straight year of losses, Westbury has decided to persist with its prefabricated homes business. The business called Space4 registered an operating loss of...
  • Aggregate from Recycled Building Materials to be Used for Pipe Bedding
    News - 23 May 2003
    Water companies across the UK are to commence trials using recycled aggregate materials for bedding clay pipes. The aggregate material is made from crushed construction waste to a size of less then...
  • Plans for Under Road Ducts for Cabling and Utilities
    News - 23 May 2003
    The UK Department of Transport is drafting a new streetworks bill that could force contractors to lay cable and utilities ducts under busy streets. The move is to reduce the congestion brought about...
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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