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  • The Challenges of Building in Extreme Environments
    Article - 17 Jan 2024
    Architects must take into consideration many different factors when designing buildings. Aside from cost and technical challenges, the specific environment may present architects and engineers with...
  • What Role Could Biodegradable Materials Play in Building and Construction?
    Article - 1 Jan 2024
    This article discusses the role of biodegradable materials in building and construction and how building design can be made more circular using these materials.
  • XRF as a Tool for Corrosion Analysis in Metallic Structures
    Article - 20 Dec 2023
    X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is a non-destructive, efficient, adaptable, sensitive, and multi-elemental analytical approach that is employed to determine the elemental composition of materials. This...
  • The Most Common Uses of Ceramics in Construction
    Article - 18 Dec 2023
    The construction industry uses many different materials, such as concrete, steel, glass, timber, and ceramics, to construct buildings. This article will briefly explore how ceramics are used in...
  • How Sustainable is Steel in Construction?
    Article - 13 Dec 2023
    Construction is a notoriously carbon-intensive industry. Amongst the many materials used in construction, steel is one of the most common, but its production is traditionally one of the most...
  • Building With the Sun in Mind
    Article - 1 Aug 2023
    Sustainable architecture is a growing trend in urban design. In recent years, several projects have sought to connect architecture with energy generation, utilizing solar power to drastically reduce...
  • How Sustainable Are Polyurethane Foams?
    Article - 23 May 2023
    Polyurethane (PU) foams are commonly used in construction for a number of purposes, but with the drive to net zero, the sustainability of these materials is under increasing scrutiny. Improving their...
  • Could our Buildings of the Future Float on Water?
    Article - 13 Jan 2023
    The world’s environment is in crisis. Symptoms of this crisis include rising sea levels and more catastrophic flood events, especially in urban areas. But the human population is still growing, and...
  • What is Biochar Cladding?
    Article - 30 Aug 2022
    The primary application of biochar, a highly porous substance made from plant debris, is to improve soil. However, more recent breakthroughs have paved the way for its use as cladding material.
  • Building Low-Carbon Hemp Homes
    Article - 18 Aug 2022
    Building new structures from low-carbon and renewable resources is gaining significant attention both within the construction industry and wider society. This article will look at constructing new...
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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