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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.

What Alloys are Commonly Used in Construction?

Article - 27 Aug 2019

Alloys are a fusion of metals and non-metallic elements. There are several common combinations of alloys; notably, silver and white copper create sterling silver.

How Do Earthquake Resistant Buildings Work?

Article - 18 May 2019

An earthquake moves the ground, both vertically and horizontally, beneath a building; typically as a sequence of shock waves radiated from an epicentre at brief intervals, like ripples emanating from...

The Benefits of Reinforced Concrete

Article - 3 Apr 2019

Builders have been using reinforced concrete since prehistoric times, and over the millennia, this technology has evolved.

Ancon Stainless Steel Housing Lintels

Article - 20 Jun 2007

Housing Lintels are suitable for most domestic, small commercial developments and framed structures.

Isolate from Pests – from Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation

Article - 31 May 2007

In terms of strategies to protect timber from degradation, isolating all timber and wood fibre in a building from biological hazards is one of the most effective.

Rapid Seismic Damage Prediction of Buildings Rooted on Structural Strength

Article - 15 Jun 2022

This study in the journal Buildings compares the suggested method to refined finite element model analysis and simplified model analysis and recommends a method for the rapid prediction of seismic...

Mass Timber and its Use in Architectural Planning

Article - 9 Dec 2021

The implementation of mass timber in construction projects has the potential to mitigate the construction industry’s carbon footprint.

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.

Does the Significance of Brutalism Endure?

Article - 2 Nov 2021

AZoBuild talks to Alex Anderson from the University of Washington about the history of Brutalism and its significance now.

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