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  • How is Foam Concrete Used in Construction?
    Article - 11 Apr 2022
    Foam concrete is a unique concrete material with numerous applications not only in the construction industry. This article explains what the material is, describes its advantages and applications, and...
  • A New Approach to Urban Building Energy Models and Building Energy Consumption
    Article - 26 Jul 2022
    Cities release 70% of CO2 emissions and utilize two-thirds of global energy production, while buildings consume more than one-third of global final energy consumption; thus, growing energy-usage...
  • Building to Avoid Flooding
    Article - 11 Mar 2022
    This article presents notable modern examples of building to avoid flooding.
  • Scrap Tire Rubber and Nylon Fiber Used in Asphalt
    Article - 2 Aug 2022
    Due to the increasing number of automobiles, millions of tires are produced each year. Scrap tires are made up of nylon fiber and scrap tire rubber. One of the most effective ways to dispose of used...
  • Straw Buildings: The Revival of Natural Building Materials?
    Article - 22 Nov 2021
    Straw buildings are often associated with times gone by and technologies that we have since surpassed. However, recent years have seen a resurgence in building with this natural material. This revival...
  • Assessing Temperature Effects on Cement Paste
    Article - 28 Feb 2020
    Portland cement is the most common type of cement. It is used globally as a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco, and non-specialty grout.
  • Elemental Analysis of Trace Elements in Fly Ash
    Article - 17 Feb 2020
    Thermal power stations produce electricity through coal combustion, but the process also results in huge amounts of waste known as fly ash.
  • Using Metrology to Study Cracks in Concrete
    Article - 17 Feb 2020
    The presence of cracks in any type of concrete structure can not only be deleterious to its stability but can even result in deadly effects if left uncorrected.
  • Gas Permeability in Cement-Based Materials
    Article - 20 Feb 2020
    Cement-based materials are non-uniform materials that consist mainly of aggregates (most frequently stone), that form inclusions.
  • 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,...
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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