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Aerogels: Revolutionizing the Construction Industry with Low-Carbon Solutions

This review delves into the utilization of SiO2 aerogel in low-carbon building materials, emphasizing its potential for CO2 adsorption. It explores the significance of aerogel properties, morphology, and amino modification for enhancing carbon capture.

23 Apr 2024

Energy-Smart Bricks Keep Waste Out of Landfill

Engineers have invented energy-efficient bricks with scrap materials, including glass, that are normally destined for landfill.

23 Apr 2024

Modular Timber Construction: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities

The paper explores the burgeoning field of modular timber construction, highlighting its eco-friendly attributes and structural advancements. It discusses the principles of modularity, layout design, structural systems, and the integration of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing components.

22 Apr 2024

Seismic Retrofitting of Corroded Concrete Buildings

Italian researchers assessed and retrofitted a corroded concrete building in Sicily, proposing a comprehensive strategy involving steel-concrete composite floors, concrete and steel jacketing, FRP wrapping, and new steel elements. The retrofit significantly improved seismic performance, demonstrating the effectiveness of mass and stiffness redistribution techniques.

21 Apr 2024

Enhancing Self-Healing Concrete with Advanced Metaheuristic Techniques

Researchers investigated the optimization of self-healing concrete (SHC) properties by employing metaheuristic techniques alongside response surface methodology (RSM). They explored gray wolf optimization (GWO), multi-verse optimization (MVO), moth fly optimization (MFO), particle swarm optimization (PSO), and whale optimization algorithm (WOA) to predict mechanical properties based on bacteria concentration.

18 Apr 2024

Eco-Friendly Building Materials: Fly Ash-Based Bricks

Researchers evaluated the environmental and thermal performance of innovative fly ash-based bricks incorporating agro-forestry and construction waste. Activated with sodium hydroxide, these bricks exhibited lower CO2 emissions and superior thermal insulation compared to traditional burnt clay bricks

17 Apr 2024

Enhancing Green Building Practice Uptake

Researchers in Tanzania critically examined the knowledge and perceptions of construction industry stakeholders regarding green building practices (GBP) uptake.

16 Apr 2024

One Click LCA Launches Biodiversity Net Gain Tool to Help Developers Tackle New UK Regulations and Combat Nature Depletion

One Click LCA, the global leader in construction life-cycle assessment software, announced today, at their Carbon Experts Summit event in London, the launch of a new Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG???????) tool for British developers.

16 Apr 2024

AI-Powered Parapets Light the Way to Safer Cities

Two years ago, researchers from the ai2 Institute at Valencia Polytechnic University (UPV) teamed up with Metalesa to launch collaborative efforts yielding innovative road safety solutions.

15 Apr 2024

Morgan Sindall Construction Appointed to Develop Milton Keynes University Hospital’s New Ward Expansion

Morgan Sindall Construction’s Northern Home Counties business has been appointed to develop a £19.1 m ward expansion on behalf of the Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH) NHS Foundation Trust.

12 Apr 2024