Sustainability
Discover sustainable architecture projects, materials, and strategies that promote environmental responsibility and energy-efficient design.
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS): Components and How They Work
SuDS manage rain on the surface instead of piping it away. This guide follows the management train from source control to regional control,...
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Carbon Neutral vs Net Zero: What the Terms Mean for Buildings
Carbon neutral lets offsets balance whatever remains after reductions; net zero demands deep cuts first and only removes residual emissions. Official definitions, operational...
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Robots Braid Hemp Rope Into Mould-Free Building Panels Bound by Living Fungus
Researchers at ETH Zurich and Empa have a robot braid thick hemp rope into a scaffold, then let mycelium grow through it and...
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Reclinker Raises £10m to Turn Demolition Waste Into Cement Inside Steel Furnaces
Cardiff's Reclinker raised £10m to scale a Cambridge-developed process that recycles cement paste from demolition waste into clinker in electric arc steel furnaces.
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KTU Tool Checks Whether BIM Models Hold Enough Data for EU Whole-Life Carbon Rules
Kaunas University of Technology built a prototype that scans IFC models for the data whole-life carbon and reuse assessments need, ahead of EU...
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Red Mud From Aluminium Production Could Help Make Low-Carbon Cement, Concordia Study Finds
Concordia researchers calcined red mud and dredged sediment for LC3 cement blends, estimating emission cuts of 25 to 50 percent; the right dose...
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Singapore Trials WoodFlex, a Recycled Wood Pavement to Protect Tree Roots
LTA and NParks are trialling WoodFlex, a porous recycled wood and cement pavement, on two Singapore paths to protect tree roots.
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AJC Architects Wins Approval for Hempcrete Sports Hall in Brewarrina
AJC Architects gets approval for a hemp and straw walled sports centre in outback Brewarrina, NSW.
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