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  • Are GeoTextiles in Embankment Dams Effective and Safe?
    Article - 10 Nov 2021
    Geotextiles are permeable synthetic textiles. They are generally produced from polypropylene polymers or polyester, and are primarily used in dams to increase soil stability while improving erosion...
  • Controlled Environmental Agriculture in Tall Buildings
    Article - 23 Aug 2019
    This article discusses how tall buildings can contain controlled environmental agriculture.
  • Future City Life on Mars
    Article - 21 Jun 2017
    A closed waterway system with an artificial waterfall, soil that provides ongoing nutrients, oxygen and water 3D printing that is programmed to construct suited-for-conditions buildings. What do these...
  • How Have Earth Sheltered Home Designs Pushed Boundaries?
    Article - 24 Dec 2021
    Earth-sheltered homes are an architectural concept that works with nature to push the boundaries of housing design. This article will look at this concept, providing an overview of the design’s...
  • Building Materials Suitable for Cold Conditions
    Article - 28 Oct 2016
    In an effort to combat problems caused by cold, researchers are constantly investigating novel & innovative building materials.
  • 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...
  • The Importance of Physical Properties Testing in Construction
    Article - 12 Feb 2020
    The evaluation of the physical and mechanical properties of materials is known as physical properties testing.
  • What are Sustainable Energy Buildings?
    Article - 27 Aug 2019
    Sustainability is promoted in terms of how buildings are designed and constructed, thus improving the quality of building and their impact on the environment.
  • Why and How to Construct a Green Roof
    Article - 27 Sep 2022
    Sustainable construction approaches are gaining increasing interest in the building sector, with many innovative active and passive methods based on novel materials and technologies explored in recent...
  • Elemental Analysis of Trace Elements in Fly Ash
    Article - 12 Feb 2020
    Thermal power stations produce electricity through coal combustion, but the process also results in huge amounts of waste known as fly ash.
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.