If you think of the primary building materials that are used in the construction of your home, what types come to mind? You’d probably agree that materials such as wood, steel, and concrete make up a ...
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US designs carbon-negative enzyme-based building material to replace concrete
US researchers have developed Enzymatic Structural Material (ESM), a carbon-negative alternative to concrete that ...
Ready to turn some "trash" into treasure? Before finding salvage materials for your project, check your local builders' association and your state or provincial environmental agency for information on ...
A new kind of construction with a not-so-new material is taking off in the U.S. Mass timber can replace steel and concrete in large buildings and proponents say it's greener and faster to build with.
The hygrothermal performance of building materials is a critical aspect of modern construction, influencing both the durability of structures and the quality of the indoor environment. This field ...
Mushrooms are popping up everywhere in design. Not only are they suddenly popular print designs for clothing, but artists and engineers are inspired by mushrooms’ building material, mycelium. The ...
Contractors at the Salvaged Materials Market ignored the stack of misshapen supplies, but Carmelo saw the makings of his masterpiece in that pile. The sculptor spent an hour scrounging to gather all ...
Every building tells many stories, and one of those stories is how it impacts the environment. To understand that story, we can look at the greenhouse gas emissions of all the materials used to erect ...
The geological period we currently inhabit is known as the Anthropocene, defined by the substantial human impact on Earth's ecosystems and geology. In contrast, the Symbiocene, a term coined by ...
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