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  • Thermobimetal Smart Materials in Buildings
    Article - 5 Feb 2024
    Exploring thermobimetal, a smart material revolutionizing construction with energy-efficient, dynamic shading and ventilation applications.
  • How to Build Wildfire-Resistant Buildings
    Article - 18 Sep 2023
    This article will discuss some of the aspects that determine building survivability during wildfires and how buildings and communities can be made more fire-resistant.
  • Advances in Concrete Reinforcement Techniques
    Article - 19 Apr 2023
    Concrete is the most commonly used construction material for key infrastructure and buildings, but pure concrete cannot meet the stringent demands of the construction industry. To improve its strength...
  • 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...
  • Hemp Fibers in Sustainable Composite Building Materials
    Article - 25 Mar 2022
    In recent research in the journal Architecture, scientists tested the performance of hydrated lime reinforced with low-cost hemp fibers as a more sustainable material substitution.
  • The Drawbacks of Bamboo-Reinforced Concrete
    Article - 24 Nov 2021
    Research reveals bamboo's shortcomings as a steel substitute in concrete reinforcement, highlighting durability and strength concerns in building applications.
  • Analyzing Cement with Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
    Article - 26 Feb 2020
    LIBS is a high-energy, but minimally to non-destructive, analytical technique that takes operation principles from other emission spectroscopy methods.
  • What Alloys are Commonly Used in Construction?
    Article - 27 Aug 2019
    Alloys are a fusion of metals and non-metallic elements. There are several common combinations of alloys; notably, silver and white copper create sterling silver.
  • How Do Residential Solar Panels Work?
    Article - 27 Aug 2019
    Dotted all around the UK are homes with solar panels affixed to their roofs, and together they generate around 6.14 GW of power.
  • The Potential of Graphene as a Sustainable Material
    Article - 26 Mar 2019
    All of the exciting properties and application possibilities have made graphene the material of our time and civilization. But how sustainable is it?
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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