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  • The Importance of Physical Properties Testing in Construction
    Article - 12 Feb 2020
    The evaluation of the physical and mechanical properties of materials is known as physical properties testing.
  • Can Buildings be Developed to Resist Aircraft Impact?
    Article - 29 Jan 2020
    The World Trade Center’s Twin Towers were built to withstand aircraft crashing into them, suggested a panel on the top floor visitor center.
  • Using Waste Rubber Particles in Concrete
    Article - 20 Dec 2019
    International research into uses for waste rubber has steadily increased. One promising use is the incorporation of waste rubber into concrete.
  • How do Construction Companies Select Building Materials?
    Article - 14 Nov 2019
    Material procurement can be a complex process, dependent on several different factors. Materials must be strong, compliant with regional health and safety regulations, available and cost-effective.
  • How are Ceramics Used in Construction?
    Article - 14 Nov 2019
    Ceramic materials including brick, porcelain, and cement have been used to construct buildings for millennia, and are still some of the most widely used construction materials today.
  • Building With Lime
    Article - 8 Jul 2019
    Lime is one of the oldest building materials in existence and can be used to make many different types of mortar. Find out about the different types of lime, including lime putty and hydraulic lime.
  • Industrial Hemp as a Building Material
    Article - 8 Jul 2019
    The construction industry needs to reduce its environmental impact for sustainable development. How could industrial hemp be used as an alternative a to traditional building material?
  • 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.
  • How Do Earthquake Resistant Buildings Work?
    Article - 18 May 2019
    An earthquake moves the ground, both vertically and horizontally, beneath a building; typically as a sequence of shock waves radiated from an epicentre at brief intervals, like ripples emanating from...
  • Deconstructing Buildings for Reuse Rather Than Demolishing
    Article - 18 May 2019
    Through the selective deconstruction of commercial and residential buildings, a crew can salvage a diverse variety of items like appliances, light fixtures, and wood flooring.
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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