The Conversation

Demolishing buildings is bad for the planet – here’s an alternative

Ana Rute Costa received funding from Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Innovation Scholars Programme (Grant AH/X005143/1) Rabia Charef is a consultant. The construction industry is not ...

Disaster after disaster: Do we have enough raw materials to build back better?

This Christmas Day marks 21 years since the terrifying Indian Ocean tsunami. As we remember the hundreds of thousands of ...
Business Wire

Building and Construction Sheets Industry Business Report 2024-2030: Growing Use in Smart Buildings Expands Market Opportunities for Advanced Construction Materials ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Building and Construction Sheets - Global Strategic Business Report" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for Building and Construction ...
ArchDaily

Integrating New Material Systems and Future-Proofing Listed Buildings

Listed buildings are important architectural testaments to a society's rich and diverse history. Formally recognizing these buildings protects their significant architectural elements from alterations ...
Smithsonian Magazine

New, ‘Living’ Building Material Made From Fungi and Bacteria Could Pave the Way to Self-Healing Structures

Concrete is a crucial construction material. Unfortunately, however, producing it requires large amounts of energy—often powered by fossil fuels—and includes chemical reactions that release carbon ...
New Atlas

Sea sponges inspire super strong material for more durable buildings

All those sea sponges that live in deep oceans have a secret: their light lattice-like forms are astonishingly stiff and strong. Inspired by these fascinating creatures, researchers at Australia's ...
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Engineers develop game-changing material that could revolutionize future buildings: 'We can make walls robust enough'

A team of engineers in Australia has unveiled a game-changing building material that could drastically lower construction costs — and pollution — worldwide. Developed by researchers at RMIT University ...
Singularity Hub

This Living Building Material Forms Bone-Like Structures and Could One Day Repair Itself

Fungi are master engineers capable of building vast networks underground. Now, researchers have harnessed their capabilities to create a living building material that could be a sustainable ...
ArchDaily

A New Generation of Living Buildings Using Hygromorphic Materials

programming hygromorphic response, open when wet and open when dry, and thicker materials for slow response. Image © Artem Holstov / Newcastle University When ...
Grist

To keep building materials out of landfills, cities are embracing ‘deconstruction’

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 ...
The Columbian

Schofield Building’s materials to be used in its replacement

The walls of downtown Vancouver’s historic Schofield Building have come down. Crews began removing salvageable pieces of the nearly 150-year-old, two-story building at West Sixth and Main streets ...