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  • The Utilization of Glass Block Walls
    Article - 15 Feb 2022
    Glass blocks are architectural materials that provide both visual opacity and light in buildings. Glass is an integral part of upscale interior design and can be used for wall and floor applications.
  • Embodied Carbon Emissions and Direct Construction Costs of Modular Residential Buildings
    Article - 28 Jan 2022
    The construction industry is experiencing poor profit margins and falling orders, and there is a dire need to improve its productivity. Research in the journal Buildings takes a look at modular...
  • Study on Carbon Emissions Produced by Reinforced Concrete and Modular Construction
    Article - 12 Jan 2022
    This article reviews a study on the carbon emissions produced by modular construction methods versus those using traditional reinforced concrete. The researchers, writing in the journal Buildings,...
  • Analyzing the Materials and Construction Processes Employed in Tabique Walls
    Article - 9 Dec 2021
    Tabique walls (TWs) are found in old constructions/buildings in Portugal. This article, drawing on research in the journal Architecture, Structures and Construction investigates the TWs to provide...
  • 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...
  • 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.
  • Building With Lime
    Article - 8 Jul 2019
    Lime is one of the oldest building materials in existence and can be used to make many different types of mortar. Find out about the different types of lime, including lime putty and hydraulic lime.
  • 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.
  • Renovation Considerations for Historic Buildings
    Article - 22 Jun 2017
    Before renovating older buildings several issues should be considered first, particularly if the building is historic.
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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