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  • Energy Efficiency Improvements For British Homeowners
    News - 24 May 2009
    Rising utility bills and the economic slowdown are prompting millions of British homeowners to improve their homes rather than moving, with energy efficiency improvements now more popular than...
  • Rockwool Wins Contract For Insulation at BBC Headquarters Renovation
    News - 21 Apr 2009
    Rockwool, the world’s leading manufacturer of non-combustible stone wool insulation solutions, has won the contract to supply insulation materials worth approximately £1 million for the...
  • Beating Rising Heating Costs This Winter
    News - 28 Aug 2008
    According to the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) most recent short-term energy outlook, home heating costs are expected to rise again this winter. The projections are based on a typical...
  • Seattle Space Needle Goes Green
    News - 11 Jul 2008
    Seattle's famed Space Needle is making a concerted effort to be the best in the Pacific Northwest when it comes to saving our environment, announcing today a significant initiative to "go...
  • Manufacturers of Building Insulation Now Have A "Green" Alternative
    News - 15 Jun 2007
    Manufacturers of building insulation now have a "green" alternative to formaldehyde in the production of fiberglass batting. Aquaset(TM) acrylic thermosetting binders from Rohm and Haas...
  • IBHS Encourage Homeowners to Boost Wildfire Defense
    News - 16 Mar 2007
    As the wildfire threat rises in a number of states, the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is encouraging homeowners to take steps to reduce their risk and boost their homes'...
  • Saving Homes and Their Contents from Fire
    News - 27 Jul 2006
    Bob Heinrich was 15 when he poured gasoline on burning trash causing a major explosion. His clothes caught on fire and he was severely burned from his head to mid-chest and was hospitalized for more...
  • Duraspace Modular Enclosures Now Available in U.S.
    News - 28 Nov 2005
    Duraspace modular buildings and enclosures are now available in the United States for businesses needing affordable, adaptable, convertible space. Customized and convertible truly modular buildings...
  • Reducing The Risk Of Roof Fires
    News - 8 Nov 2005
    How safe is your roof? Building Regulation Part B requires that roofs, or part of a roof, are fire rated, as roof coverings play a key role in preventing the spread of fire from one property to...
  • Kingspan receives BBA Certification For Kingzip Roof Panels
    News - 11 Jul 2005
    Kingspan Insulated Panels has been awarded British Board of Agrément (BBA) certification for its high performance Kingzip product, a system that successfully integrates the company’s...
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.