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  • Is There a Rammed Earth Revival?
    Article - 31 Jan 2024
    Rammed earth building sees a resurgence as eco-friendly construction gains traction, offering low carbon footprints and unique aesthetics.
  • How are Aerogels Used in Buildings?
    Article - 9 Jan 2024
    Aerogels are groundbreaking materials in numerous industries. Their unique properties make them suitable for multiple innovative applications, and in recent years, the construction industry’s interest...
  • An Overview of Thermal Energy Storage in Concrete
    Article - 29 Nov 2023
    Concrete is among the oldest construction materials. With the rapid expansion of cities and industries in the modern era, energy demand has increased manifold. Governments all over the world are...
  • Advances in Concrete Reinforcement Techniques
    Article - 12 Apr 2023
    Concrete is the most commonly used construction material for key infrastructure and buildings, but pure concrete cannot meet the stringent demands of the construction industry. To improve its strength...
  • Why Own a Tiny Home?
    Article - 26 Apr 2022
    There is a small revolution in home design currently happening – the tiny house movement. In an age of increasing urban sprawl and the consequent problems that a burgeoning world population brings,...
  • EU Mies Award Finalist: Peris+Toral Arquitectes’ 85 Social Housing Units
    Article - 15 Feb 2022
    AZoBuild talked to Peris+Toral Arquitectes, finalists for the EU Mies van der Rohe award, about their work 85 Social Housing Units project.
  • Possible Fire Protection for Metal Structures in the Arctic Region
    Article - 8 Nov 2021
    Buildings and structures in the Arctic and the Antarctic need to be protected against both cryogenic spills and fire exposure. This article analyzes three different structural fireproofing materials,...
  • How are Geopolymers Used in Foam Concrete and Why are they Useful in Cold Regions?
    Article - 5 Mar 2020
    Geopolymer foam concrete has become increasingly popular mainly due to its property as an excellent thermal insulator, allowing buildings in cold regions to retain heat and therefore become more...
  • Using Graphene Oxide as Thermally Insulating Foam in Houses
    Article - 29 Jan 2020
    Graphene is the miracle material that is predicted to change the world or at least change the materials we currently use.
  • Hempcrete vs. Concrete
    Article - 8 Jul 2019
    The building and construction industry is moving towards using more sustainable materials. Hempcrete is a building material made from hemp, a plant from a strain of the Cannabis sativa plant species,...
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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