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  • What are the Positive Human Effects of Biophilic Urban Planning?
    Article - 12 Oct 2021
    Biophilic design has been gaining interest within the construction and urban planning industries. Trying to incorporate nature into buildings and public spaces intends to promote people’s health and...
  • The Thermal Performance of a Building Fabric - Why is it Important?
    Article - 18 Feb 2020
    Comprising a building's roof, foundation, and sides, building fabric is a fundamental factor when it comes to managing indoor temperature and environment.
  • 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.
  • Energy Storage and Harvesting in Buildings
    Article - 14 Nov 2019
    Buildings are being built with the capacity to both generate and store their power supply. Energy consumption is currently a major focus of government initiatives worldwide.
  • An Introduction to Sustainable Architecture
    Article - 27 Aug 2019
    Sustainable architecture addresses the negative impacts construction can have on the environment, not only while a building is being constructed.
  • Creating Buildings and Homes Out of Old Airplanes
    Article - 27 Aug 2019
    What do you do with a passenger plane that is too old, or no longer considered safe enough to carry holidaymakers, but is too sturdy and durable to completely demolish?
  • 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.
  • Revolutionary Graphene Applications for Construction
    Article - 12 Apr 2018
    Graphene has some excellent strength properties that enable it to be used in a wide variety of applications in the construction industry.
  • The Future of 3D Printed Infrastructure
    Article - 30 Mar 2018
    3D printing, and technologies like it, have profound economical and sustainable advantages for the construction industry. Arup has taken the first step towards an exciting and automated future.
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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