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  • 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...
  • Building Low-Carbon Hemp Homes
    Article - 18 Aug 2022
    Building new structures from low-carbon and renewable resources is gaining significant attention both within the construction industry and wider society. This article will look at constructing new...
  • 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.
  • 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...
  • 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,...
  • A Closer Look at Mixing Rubber into Concrete
    Article - 12 May 2022
    A new generation of researchers is now focused on experimentally verifying rubberized concrete’s properties to enable the more widespread use of a potentially greener construction material.
  • A to Z of Insulation Materials
    Article - 29 Apr 2022
    There is a wealth of options when it comes to building insulation materials. Bulky fiber materials like fiberglass and cotton, rigid foam boards, polyurethane, and straw all get used in different...
  • A to Z of Glass Types for Construction
    Article - 29 Apr 2022
    Glass is a non-crystalline amorphous solid that is often transparent; it has wide applications in construction. This article examines some of the different types of glass used for construction.
  • Testing the Durability of Seawater Sea-Sand Concrete
    Article - 28 Apr 2022
    The use of recycled materials and seawater sea-sand concrete (SSC) in building has increased in recent decades due to a scarcity of raw materials. Because seawater and sea sand are plentiful marine...
  • Hemp Fibers in Sustainable Composite Building Materials
    Article - 25 Mar 2022
    In recent research in the journal Architecture, scientists tested the performance of hydrated lime reinforced with low-cost hemp fibers as a more sustainable material substitution.
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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