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  • What is Mycocrete?
    Article - 8 Aug 2023
    Mycocrete is an innovative material that could potentially help solve key issues facing the construction industry in the 21st century. This article will provide an overview of this technology and...
  • Why is the Rheological Analysis of Cements Important?
    Article - 28 Jun 2022
    Rheological concepts and methods used in concrete incorporate the deformation of hardened cement paste, the handling and placement of newly mixed concrete, and the characteristics of its component...
  • What To Know About Bioengineered Construction Materials
    Article - 23 Mar 2022
    This article will provide an overview of bioengineered building materials, discussing materials, products, and projects that have been made possible due to research in this area.
  • Scrap Tire Rubber and Nylon Fiber Used in Asphalt
    Article - 10 Feb 2022
    Due to the increasing number of automobiles, millions of tires are produced each year. Scrap tires are made up of nylon fiber and scrap tire rubber. One of the most effective ways to dispose of used...
  • Hydroponics in the Home
    Article - 3 Feb 2022
    This article considers the prospect of building hydroponic farming systems at home, including the energy requirements and costs.
  • Reducing Embodied Carbon Through Design
    Article - 13 Dec 2021
    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.
  • Treatments Used to Improve Quality of Building Ceramics
    Article - 19 May 2020
    Modern building ceramics are often treated to achieve a range of special properties and to improve their overall quality.
  • Analyzing Cement with Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
    Article - 17 Feb 2020
    LIBS is a high-energy, but minimally to non-destructive, analytical technique that takes operation principles from other emission spectroscopy methods.
  • Superabsorbent Polymers in Construction Materials
    Article - 14 Nov 2019
    Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) are a type of polymer that can both absorb and retain very large quantities of a liquid relative to their mass.
  • The Rheology of Cement Paste
    Article - 30 Oct 2019
    Cement paste is the porous mixture of water and cement, commonly used as a construction material in buildings. It is considered to have both viscoplastic and viscoelastic characteristics.
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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