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  • Concretene: What Do We Know About Graphene-Enhanced Concrete?
    Article - 15 Dec 2022
    Here, we focus on the work that is being done to solve the biggest problem in the concrete industry with the help of graphene. We highlight the recent advances in this sector and give an overview of...
  • A New Approach to Urban Building Energy Models and Building Energy Consumption
    Article - 31 Mar 2022
    Cities release 70% of CO2 emissions and utilize two-thirds of global energy production, while buildings consume more than one-third of global final energy consumption; thus, growing energy-usage...
  • Innovative PV System Installation Method for Limited Area Applications
    Article - 28 Jan 2022
    Recently, a team of researchers, writing in the journal Buildings, has considered daily global and diffuse solar radiation evaluated on a horizontal surface to establish the most efficient angles of...
  • The Drawbacks of Bamboo-Reinforced Concrete
    Article - 24 Nov 2021
    An international team of researchers has demonstrated that bamboo is a poor substitute for steel reinforcement, and often fails to deliver the sustainability benefits it has come to be associated...
  • Historic and Current Use of Blue Clay Brick
    Article - 17 Nov 2021
    A research paper published online in October 2021 in Scientific Reports has considered current research into ancient masonry and studied blue brick in a modern building in Kaifeng, China. The results...
  • Using Metrology to Study Cracks in Concrete
    Article - 12 Feb 2020
    The presence of cracks in any type of concrete structure can not only be deleterious to its stability but can even result in deadly effects if left uncorrected.
  • How are Lubricants Used in Building Air Conditioning?
    Article - 11 Dec 2019
    The air conditioning system of a building is a type of refrigeration system. These systems use a compressor to circulate refrigerant and a lubricant is essential to this.
  • Enhancing Cement with Carbon Nanotubes
    Article - 4 Sep 2019
    Recent research has shown that incorporating carbon nanotubes into cement results in composite materials with significant potential.
  • Buying an Energy Efficient Home
    Article - 3 Apr 2019
    Energy efficiency should be as high on the list of desirables as the number of bedrooms, storage space and proximity to local schools/amenities when buying a new house.
  • The Nanocoatings Used in Construction
    Article - 31 Jul 2018
    This article discusses how nanocoatings are used in the construction industry to protect materials and promote efficiency.
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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