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  • Civil Engineering Research Aids High School Gym
    News - 30 Nov 2004
    A structural engineering solution devised by University of Arizona civil engineers has allowed the Coolidge School District to add elevated bleacher seating to its Roundhouse Gymnasium at minimal cost...
  • Mood Ring Materials to be Used for Detecting Damage in Failing Infrastructure
    News - 22 Nov 2016
    “Mood ring materials” are likely to play a significant role in reducing and mitigating damage to the failing infrastructure around the country. The American Society of Civil Engineers...
  • 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...
  • Greener Alternatives to Air Conditioning in Buildings
    Article - 19 Apr 2022
    Air conditioners consume a lot of energy, which has a negative impact on the environment as well as our electricity bill. Because of the growing demand for energy, increased fossil fuels are being...
  • Historic and Current Use of Blue Clay Brick
    Article - 17 Nov 2021
    A research paper published online in October 2021 in Scientific Reports has considered current research into ancient masonry and studied blue brick in a modern building in Kaifeng, China. The results...
  • Treatments Used to Improve Quality of Building Ceramics
    Article - 20 May 2020
    Modern building ceramics are often treated to achieve a range of special properties and to improve their overall quality.
  • Superabsorbent Polymers in Construction Materials
    Article - 20 Dec 2019
    Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) are a type of polymer that can both absorb and retain very large quantities of a liquid relative to their mass.
  • Non-Destructive Testing Methods
    Article - 26 Sep 2019
    This article discusses the main types of destructive testing methods that are used in several industries to ensure there is no damage to materials under analysis.
  • Hempcrete vs. Concrete
    Article - 8 Jul 2019
    The building and construction industry is moving towards using more sustainable materials. Hempcrete is a building material made from hemp, a plant from a strain of the Cannabis sativa plant species,...
  • Aircrete Blocks – Aircrete Solutions for Solid Wall Construction Applications
    Article - 14 Jul 2006
    Celcon blocks are ideal for the construction of solid walls, and the range of blocks available provides the designer with a choice of solutions which will meet the primary functions.
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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