With the changing environment, architects and designers must consider the evolution of architectural materials and its uses. Digital building techniques have already made an impact on the built environment, however building materials are being...
Technological advancements of the modern world have given individuals immense access to knowledge. However, with this access and the ability to share it comes the noise of billions of voices. This digital fog of...
building materials (general) / Life Cycle Assessment LCA / publication / research
by RM_01 · Published April 4, 2019
Carbon accounting practices need improvements, may misdirect efforts to reduce emissions Construction practices, policies, building and energy codes and other regulations need to change if Canada is to meaningfully reduce GHGs from the building...
Concrete, fuel or chemicals from CO2 – three companies from Canada, Norway and Germany have been awarded a new innovation prize for these groundbreaking ideas. They accepted the award from the renowned nova-Institut on...
Be-Smart is an EU research project focusing on the deployment of building-integrated photovoltaics, in response to near zero-energy EU regulations for new buildings. What is building-integrated photovoltaics? According to the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne...
Digital building technologies can help to save money. But in the long run, they’re not always environmentally friendly. The building sector is responsible for roughly a third of the world’s consumption of energy and...
architecture / construction / design / Life Cycle Assessment LCA / research
by RM_01 · Published March 12, 2019
Creating Buildings with Positive Impacts is designed to do what its title says. It is a guide for every property owner, investor, developer, builder, or planner to create a beneficial footprint in the Circular...
The University of Bath is testing a number of waste materials to assess their thermal performance as potential materials for insulating buildings. This collaborative project between the University of Bath, University of Brighton, UniLaSalle...
Abstract The design process in which existing materials are reused or which aims to enable future reuse of building elements differs significantly from a standard design trajectory. Working with construction waste requires material tests,...
building materials (general) / concrete / research / steel / wood
by RM_01 · Published February 20, 2019
Innovative building materials can make a major contribution to resource efficiency. In the following we will show you some selected examples from research and construction practice that hold high future potential. – Innovative base...
The past few months, the office of researcher Stijn Brancart and his colleagues has shown the busy activity typical of a building developer’s office in the final months before a big project’s due date....
Spatial planning tools, agriculture and forestry that suit local conditions, nationwide soil mapping, and a more committed and coherent soil policy are the cornerstones of the measures put forward by the National Research Programme...
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