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Betolar Launches Low-Carbon Concrete Products in the UAE with Fujairah Concrete Products

Betolar and UAE-based concrete products manufacturer Fujairah Concrete Products (FCP) announced their collaboration at the international Big 5 Global construction event in Dubai.

5 Dec 2023

Two-Thirds of Architects Now Calculate Environmental Impact

Today, NBS, the platform for connected construction information, reveals the results of its Digital Construction Report.

5 Dec 2023

Evaluation of a Cellulose and Rice Husk-Based Insulation Material for Building Applications

The construction industry heavily consumes energy and plastic, and emits high levels of emissions. Adopting eco-friendly materials holds the potential to reduce its carbon footprint.

1 Dec 2023

Developing Non-Reinforced Concrete From Stone Offcuts

A group of researchers from EPFL, ETH Zurich, and a Geneva-based architecture firm has created a novel form of non-reinforced concrete using stone offcuts.

1 Dec 2023

Developing Efficient, Cost-Effective Heated Pavement System

Researchers at Rowan University’s Center for Research & Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATES) are in the process of developing an electrically heated pavement system.

30 Nov 2023

Hydrogen Lighthouse Project in Essen Receives 7.5 Million in Funding

Deputy Prime Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia Mona Neubaur presented grant notifications totalling 15 million euros to representatives of Dutch company VoltH2 at the Landschaftspark Duisburg public park.

29 Nov 2023

New Method Confirms Direct Air Capture in Concrete

Carbon capture is important to decrease the influence of human carbon dioxide emissions on the climate.

27 Nov 2023

Luyten 3D Heads Up Formation of Global 3D Printing Body ‘Construction 3D Printing World Council’

Luyten 3D has pioneered the formation of the world's first global 3D printing body to oversee and inform the creation of standards, principles and guidelines for the fast evolving building and construction 3D printing industry.

22 Nov 2023

Strongwell Recognized for Manufacture of 200’ Tall Fiberglass Structure

Strongwell (USA), the world leader in the pultrusion of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites, was recently recognized with two prestigious awards for its innovation in the design and manufacture of the world’s...

From Strongwell Corporation 16 Nov 2023

Ultra-Green Concrete: A New Approach to Sustainable Construction

Researchers at ETH are actively engaged in developing a low-carbon cement that boasts a substantially reduced embodied CO2 content compared to traditional cement.

13 Nov 2023