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How to Use Alternative Products and Materials to Reduce a Project’s Carbon Footprint

ArchDaily

Straw insulation offers the lowest carbon footprint across its entire lifetime than any other major insulation material. Image © 11H45 Working within the restrictions of a limited carbon footprint can be one of the hardest – but also most rewarding – parts of a modern architect’s role. Read more »

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Timber structure defines compact bio-based home in the Netherlands

Deezen

Amsterdam studio Woonpioniers has used natural materials and prefabricated elements throughout the Sprout Ruben & Marjolein house , which includes an open, greenhouse-like volume. In addition to the greenhouse, the terrace is our favourite place in the house," the other client Marjolein Bartels told Dezeen.

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Eco-Friendly Roofing Materials

Aric Gitomer Architect

Let’s look at the sustainable alternative to roofing materials. Corrugated roofing is one of the most used materials for average homes. The roof is easy to fix and install and exhibits a neat appearance on any structure. These roof shingles are a product of recycled waste material such as rubber, plastic, or wood fiber.

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Why aren't more architects using stone as a building material?

Deezen

Stone has the potential to become a go-to, low-carbon structural material, but barriers around quarrying and a lack of awareness must be overcome to make this a reality, experts tell Dezeen in this Stone Age 2.0 The structural use of stone is not new," said Blasi. These attitudes can of course evolve but it's not a given."

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CLB Architects creates trio of "tectonic structures" for Wyoming residence

Deezen

US studio CLB Architects has created a retreat in rural Wyoming that has three wood-clad structures, with a creek running underneath the primary residence. Located on a 35-acre (14-hectare) property near the town of Wilson, the home was envisioned as a series of "tectonic structures" set within a diverse ecosystem.

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Architects "can develop a new language" with structural stone says Aurore Baulier

Deezen

ACAN Natural Materials Group co-ordinator Aurore Baulier calls on architects to embrace stone 's natural qualities and reintroduce the material into their toolkits in this Stone Age 2.0 Swapping traditional materials – or materials that are traditional now – for stone can be done."

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Sustainable Practice: 7 Legendary Designs Using the Landscape as an Architectural Material

Architizer

We’ve looked at a number of highly technical projects, nevertheless materials have usually been natural, or as natural as possible. But what about when the setting, the landscape onto and into which we build, is utilized as an integral part of the structure? They are a continuation of landscapes reimagined as materials.