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  • How and Why Do We Recycle Concrete?
    Article - 13 Nov 2023
    Concrete recycling, an integral part of sustainable construction, involves reprocessing concrete rubble from demolished structures into usable materials.
  • Substituting Aluminum and Steel with High Strength Pultruded Fiberglass Grating
    Article - 15 Dec 2016
    DURAGRID® and DURADEK® high strength pultruded bar type gratings from Strongwell offer the intrinsic benefits of fiberglass and can also be designed and utilized just like traditional metal grates.
  • Building Materials for a Cleaner Home
    Article - 25 Aug 2016
    There is an increased awareness of the effect building materials have on the indoor environment. Therefore, the demand for green buildings is growing exponentially.
  • A to Z of Green Building Materials
    Article - 16 May 2022
    Growing evidence for anthropogenic climate change has forced industries to work to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Several strategies have been explored in the construction industry of late,...
  • NDT Methods Applied to Welding Defects
    Article - 28 Jan 2022
    Manufacturers require non-destructive testing (NDT) to analyze the qualities of a material, component, structure, or system for distinctive variations, welding faults, and discontinuity without...
  • 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.
  • Utilizing Quantum Computing in the Construction Industry
    Article - 14 Nov 2019
    Quantum computing offers any industry that relies on computing, a way to solve problems that are out of the realm of possibility for even today’s supercomputers, to work faster and optimize processes...
  • The Estimated Growth of the Building Materials Market
    Article - 4 Sep 2019
    The global building materials market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.76% from 2018 to 2023. Next year, the global market value is predicted to reach a huge $1.1 trillion.
  • What is Green Urban Architecture?
    Article - 10 Jul 2019
    According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, buildings are responsible for 39% of total energy use. What is green urban architecture and could it allow cities to expand without the harmful...
  • Sensor Trends in Building and Construction
    Article - 14 Sep 2018
    Sensors are becoming more integral to our way of life. In this article, AZoBuild looks at sensor trends in building.
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.