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Industrial Hemp as a Building Material

Industrial Hemp as a Building Material

The construction industry needs to reduce its environmental impact for sustainable development. How could industrial hemp be used as an alternative a to traditional building material?

By Chloe Bennett 8 Jul 2019

What is Hempcrete?

What is Hempcrete?

Hemp, a plant that is a strain of the Cannabis sativa plant species, can be used to create an environmentally friendly building material.

By Lois Zoppi 8 Jul 2019

What Is the Concept Behind Green Building?

What Is the Concept Behind Green Building?

Today’s green buildings are based on practices which build on the use of processes and designs covering the whole of the building’s life cycle.

By Dr. Liji Thomas 29 May 2019

What Are the Best Examples of Green Buildings?

What Are the Best Examples of Green Buildings?

Green buildings are designed around a philosophy of preserving and improving the natural environment.

By Dr. Liji Thomas 29 May 2019

How Can Green Buildings Function as a Sustainable Design?

How Can Green Buildings Function as a Sustainable Design?

Green buildings are designed and constructed around the principle of preserving and enhancing the natural environment rather than affecting it adversely.

By Dr. Liji Thomas 29 May 2019

Concrete Foundations – A Construction Guide

Concrete Foundations – A Construction Guide

Foundations have their own unique designs and concreting these foundations requires a number of highly regulated steps, including site inspection.

2 Nov 2012

Building with Glass Blocks – Construction Guide

Building with Glass Blocks – Construction Guide

Glass blocks are a modern and attractive feature used to enhance the appearance of rooms in buildings.

13 Nov 2012

Non-Load-Bearing Timber Stud Partition Walls - A Construction Guide

Non-Load-Bearing Timber Stud Partition Walls - A Construction Guide

A non-load-bearing partition wall can be an ideal, cost-effective, and simple way of making the most of the available space in a room.

30 Oct 2012

Successfully Paint Over Hot Dip Galvanized Steel is Known as Duplex Systems

Successfully Paint Over Hot Dip Galvanized Steel is Known as Duplex Systems

Successfully painting over hot dipped galvanized steel, known as a duplex system, is an orthodox industrial painting procedure.

From Galvanizers Association of Australia 27 Apr 2007

Collaboration from Concept to Construction

Collaboration from Concept to Construction

Engineering solutions provider Boulting Group, understands the importance of collaboration and that it needs to be at the heart of every project.

From BGEN Ltd 27 Mar 2018

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What To Know About Bioengineered Construction Materials

What To Know About Bioengineered Construction Materials

This article will provide an overview of bioengineered building materials, discussing materials, products, and projects that have been made possible due to research in this area.

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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