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  • The Main Bridge Types and Their Structural Design
    Article - 29 May 2023
    The structural design of a bridge varies according to the specifications, but structural safety and stability, along with optimum cost, are of the utmost importance. All these factors result in...
  • Hot Topics and Future Forecasts in the Concrete Industry
    Article - 15 Feb 2023
    After water, concrete is the most extensively used material in the world. However, the concrete industry accounts for a significant portion of total global carbon emissions - estimated at 4-8%.
  • Could our Buildings of the Future Float on Water?
    Article - 13 Jan 2023
    The world’s environment is in crisis. Symptoms of this crisis include rising sea levels and more catastrophic flood events, especially in urban areas. But the human population is still growing, and...
  • Why Install a Concrete Floor?
    Article - 19 Dec 2022
    The majority of concrete floors are flat slabs of material that are either pre-cast or poured on-site. This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of installing concrete flooring.
  • What is Transparent Wood?
    Article - 28 Oct 2022
    Transparent wood has been gaining traction recently as an advanced functional material that could replace glass and plastic in consumer applications. According to a recent life cycle assessment study,...
  • Do Fluid Viscous Dampers Between Adjacent Buildings Work Safely?
    Article - 28 Sep 2022
    Fluid viscous dampers were first developed in the 1960s by NASA engineers, but have since found numerous civil engineering applications around the world. Viscous dampers can help protect structures...
  • How to Offset Carbon While Building
    Article - 13 Sep 2022
    Construction is one of the leading industry emitters of carbon emissions. However, there are ways to reduce this footprint and offset the carbon cost of construction projects, which can lead to as...
  • What is Biochar Cladding?
    Article - 30 Aug 2022
    The primary application of biochar, a highly porous substance made from plant debris, is to improve soil. However, more recent breakthroughs have paved the way for its use as cladding material.
  • Developing Construction Boards from Waste Products
    Article - 23 Aug 2022
    A new generation of recycled, environmentally friendly building materials is now coming to the fore in response to the challenge of a growing population and increasing climate concerns, including...
  • Can Hemp Rebar be Useful in Construction?
    Article - 9 Aug 2022
    Researchers at a private university in the USA recently announced that they were developing a hemp rebar product that could replace steel rebar in construction projects.
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.