building materials (general) / construction / deconstruction / Life Cycle Assessment LCA / recycling
by RM_01 · Published February 23, 2020
Embodied carbon explained “Embodied carbon” is an imperfect term. The word “embodied” sounds like we’re talking about carbon encapsulated in a material. Instead, it’s shorthand for all the lifetime indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
building materials (general) / construction / deconstruction / recycling
by RM_01 · Published December 22, 2019
Seyed Ghaffar, Brunel University London More than 35 billion tonnes of non-metallic minerals are extracted from the Earth every year. These materials mainly end up being used to build homes, schools, offices and hospitals....
aggregates / building materials (general) / deconstruction / research
by RM_01 · Published September 5, 2019
Viele Rohstoffe werden zunehmend rar. Und das gilt nicht nur für Erdöl oder seltene Metalle, sondern auch für industriell nutzbaren Sand. Entgegen dem Sprichwort, nach dem etwas so häufig wie Sand am Meer ist,...
The shift towards urbanisation in India has been brisk, leading to the development of countless infrastructure projects, in turn spiking demand for raw materials. Rapid urbanisation in India would greatly impact the consumption of...
building materials (general) / construction / deconstruction / recycling / research
by RM_01 · Published May 21, 2019
The International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ISC3) launches the first ISC3 Innovation Challenge, calling for innovations in the field of Sustainable Building and Living. The prize consists of a cash award of 25,000 EUR...
building materials (general) / construction / deconstruction / recycling
by RM_01 · Published May 21, 2019
To confront climate change, we need to make the most of the buildings we already have. By all appearances, American cities are becoming greener than ever before. Sustainable design has gone mainstream, LEED-certified buildings are...
building materials (general) / construction / deconstruction / policy / recycling
by RM_01 · Published March 24, 2019
Nicht nur die große Wohnungsnachfrage treibt Preise und Mieten in die Höhe. Schuld ist auch die Rohstoffknappheit. Selbst bei Sand und Kies gibt es bereits Engpässe. Die Zukunft des Bauens kommt in Dutzenden verschiedenen...
The name says it all – SmartCrusher is a clever innovation for the construction industry. It does not only break down disused concrete, it separates its constituents into sand and stone, producing high quality...
building materials (general) / concrete / construction / deconstruction
by RM_01 · Published February 26, 2019
Most concrete from demolished buildings is simply dumped, much of it illegally. But there’s a better way – and it involves lightning At the Shenzhen dump, huge shards of dusty concrete lie in imposing...
By its very nature, the construction industry has a very large ecological footprint At bauma, exhibitors are going to present innovations towards sustainability, resource conservation and environmental protection. Some of the solutions have also been...
The emerging principles of the circular economy are driving greater resource efficiency. Construction and the built environment is the single biggest user of materials and generator of waste in the UK economy. Effectively dealing...
Recycling five essential materials—steel, concrete, drywall, glass, flooring—turns up different challenges, but architects can be part of the solution. To understand buildings, consider cities. They are evolving, iterative systems whose peripheries and hinterlands are...
Buildings constructed with reusable materials create added value in an industry where sustainability is increasingly in the spotlight . BAMB is on a mission. Begun in 2015 within the EU-funded Horizon 2020 programme, Buildings as...
building materials (general) / deconstruction
by RM_01 · Published January 5, 2019 · Last modified January 13, 2019
To battle blight, builders must imagine at the beginning of a structure’s life what will happen at the end of it. Detroit has been demolishing about 200 vacant houses per week since December 2014, with a goal to...
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