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  • Improving Sustainability in Buildings Using Molded Gratings
    Article - 9 May 2014
    A new green rooftop was installed in 2014 on top of the Gordon Persons Building, a low rise building located in Montgomery, Alabama.
  • Construction Good Practice Standards 2025
    Article - 22 Oct 2024
    In 2025, construction good practice standards will prioritize safety, sustainability, and innovation, driven by evolving regulations and advanced technologies.
  • The Role of Structural Engineering in Creating Safe and Spectacular Skyscrapers
    Article - 16 Oct 2023
    Skyscrapers have become the defining features of modern cities that push beyond the limits of engineering and architectural design. Structural engineering plays a critical role in ensuring the safety...
  • Shigeru Ban's Incredible Paper Tube Structures
    Article - 9 Dec 2022
    Shigeru Ban’s paper tube structures address many pressing questions for architects today. With his international firm, the Japanese architect has been building sustainably with paper, cardboard, and...
  • Using Nanoparticles in Construction
    Article - 27 Aug 2019
    Nanoparticles are an interesting material; they exist between being a complete bulk material and an atomic particle.
  • 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...
  • What is Mycocrete?
    Article - 8 Aug 2023
    Mycocrete is an innovative material that could potentially help solve key issues facing the construction industry in the 21st century. This article will provide an overview of this technology and...
  • Hot Topics and Future Forecasts in the Concrete Industry
    Article - 15 Feb 2023
    After water, concrete is the most extensively used material in the world. However, the concrete industry accounts for a significant portion of total global carbon emissions - estimated at 4-8%.
  • Why Use Recycled CO2 in Fresh Concrete?
    Article - 29 Nov 2022
    Decarbonizing the construction industry is currently a central research focus. Engineers and scientists have extensively explored innovative strategies to reduce carbon emissions and consequent...
  • What are Sustainable Energy Buildings?
    Article - 27 Aug 2019
    Sustainability is promoted in terms of how buildings are designed and constructed, thus improving the quality of building and their impact on the environment.
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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