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  • Producing Low-Cement and Aesthetically Pleasing Masonry From Recycled Materials
    Article - 22 Dec 2022
    Sustainability and circularity in the construction industry is a hot-button topic at the moment. Watershed Materials have developed eco-friendly, aesthetically pleasing masonry that uses less cement....
  • Building Low-Carbon Hemp Homes
    Article - 18 Aug 2022
    Building new structures from low-carbon and renewable resources is gaining significant attention both within the construction industry and wider society. This article will look at constructing new...
  • A Closer Look at Mixing Rubber into Concrete
    Article - 12 May 2022
    A new generation of researchers is now focused on experimentally verifying rubberized concrete’s properties to enable the more widespread use of a potentially greener construction material.
  • A to Z of Glass Types for Construction
    Article - 29 Apr 2022
    Glass is a non-crystalline amorphous solid that is often transparent; it has wide applications in construction. This article examines some of the different types of glass used for construction.
  • What Polymers are Used in Construction?
    Article - 15 Mar 2022
    As an engineering building material, polymers have become increasingly essential. The applications and properties of polymers are broad due to the ease of fabrication and the ability to produce...
  • How Mining Waste Can be Utilized for Concrete Production
    Article - 22 Oct 2021
    Concrete production involves the use of small aggregates that must be ground via an energy-intensive process, making the concrete industry one of the worst carbon emitters. By creating concrete from...
  • An Introduction to Sustainable Architecture
    Article - 27 Aug 2019
    Sustainable architecture addresses the negative impacts construction can have on the environment, not only while a building is being constructed.
  • Substituting Aluminum and Steel with High Strength Pultruded Fiberglass Grating
    Article - 15 Dec 2016
    DURAGRID® and DURADEK® high strength pultruded bar type gratings from Strongwell offer the intrinsic benefits of fiberglass and can also be designed and utilized just like traditional metal grates.
  • 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.
  • Creating a Composite Bridge Deck for a Suspension Bridge
    Article - 3 Jan 2014
    Recently, a composite Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) pedestrian suspension bridge was built to connect the John D. Tickle Engineering Building, a new five-story state-of-the-art structure measuring...
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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