In the world of technology, buildings and architectural designs are largely made of steel works with great and fantastic models. Metal pros and manufacturers are still producing the best of all steel products to...
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...
The Architects Journal asked leaders in the sustainability field what immediate steps architects could take towards achieving a zero-carbon built environment in the near future 1) The default position should always be to retrofit...
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...
In the past two weeks, The Rockefeller Foundation published a series of articles and opinion pieces in The Guardian under an initiative called Concrete Week. The stated objective was to “celebrate the aesthetic and...
This is an entirely new approach to construction, a more ethical and sustainable one. It involves predicting changes in usage, and the reversibility of a building after construction The aim is to be able...
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,...
Architects have an urgent mission, says Chris Precht, to bring food production back into the centre of our cities. Our cities need to become part of our agricultural system. In recent decades it has...
As 3-D printing revolutionizes manufacturing, new possibilities for cities emerge. Shutterstock Sylvie Albert, University of Winnipeg; Jeremy Millard, University of Bradford, and Tomas Diez, Instituto de Arquitectura Avanzada de Cataluña (IAAC) The Fabrication City...
building materials (general) / concrete / construction / recycling
by RM_01 · Published March 2, 2019
Is it possible to build houses with recycled concrete and what impact does this have on costs, environment, safety and aesthetics? Concrete is essential in modern construction. It is a highly flexible, resistant and...
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...
The latest instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living series features a sustainable 3D-printed house made with soil and agricultural waste. Italian 3D-printing technology developer WASP, built the house to showcase the abilities of...
In the Feb. 16 New York Times op-ed “Time to Panic,” journalist David Wallace-Wells declares, “It is OK, finally, to freak out” about our impending environmental catastrophe. Based on a thorough three-year review of...
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...
It is a great thing that people are becoming very concerned about the environment and the planet. There are stringent efforts taken by people to take care of the planet in all aspects. With...
California has laid a strong foundation for energy efficiency in new buildings. Now the state needs to figure out how to help the entire building sector meet a carbon-neutral future by 2045. A new report...
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...
aggregates / building materials (general) / construction / soil
by RM_01 · Published February 20, 2019
There is little that there is as much as the proverbial sand by the sea. In the meantime it has become so scarce that it is mined under life-threatening circumstances and traded illegally. In...
