Deezen

JANUARY 17, 2024

Florida-based manufacturer Renco has created a building block made of repurposed materials that interlocks and stacks for "LEGO-like" construction. Made of a composite of glass fibres, resin and stone, the blocks were recently used to construct a Palm Springs apartment complex by Miami-based architecture studio Arquitectonica.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Cortesia de CornWall® The practice of upcycling –present in a variety of industries from fashion to construction– not only revitalizes discarded items, adding new values and functions, but also contributes to turning them into valuable resources. We spoke to Ward Massa from StoneCycling to better understand this material. Read more »

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Archinect

AUGUST 14, 2023

Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index data indicates that increasingly stable construction materials prices and recent supply chain improvements over the past few months may signal "positive economic outcomes" within the United States, Construction Dive reports.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2024

Construction is progressing on a mass-timber academic building with a stone facade designed by architecture firm Studio Gang for the University of Chicago campus in Paris. Construction has commenced on the University of Chicago centre in Paris. The centre will have a mass timber structure.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

© Hong Seokgyu In recent decades, the term " adaptive reuse " has gained tremendous popularity as an eco-friendly construction approach. Through subtle formal moves and daring material choices , they transformed structures that would have been otherwise demolished and reimagined them in new and intriguing ways. Read more »

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Cortesia de Urbem Mass timber is an innovative construction solution that is gaining prominence worldwide due to its sustainability and technological benefits. In addition, its use allows for cleaner, lighter, and faster construction compared to traditional building methods.

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Image © Helene Sandberg Seratech's technology , developed by Sam Draper and Barney Shanks, eliminates the CO₂ footprint of concrete and reduces carbon emissions in construction. This innovative process uses silica, a waste product from flue gases, as a carbon-negative cement replacement in concrete. Read more »

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ArchDaily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Image © Yeferson Bernal, Juan David Toro The use of local materials in architecture is becoming more and more important as there is a growing need to find new, sustainable construction methods that can help address the current climate crisis. Read more »

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Image © Will Boase Photography Bricks are part of the collective imagination when thinking about construction. These are elementary, ubiquitous, modular, light, and reliable materials for erecting buildings. AWF Primary Schools in Karamoja / Localworks. Read more »

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A new 3D printed ADU prototype made of concrete and other fire-resistant materials is under construction as part of a demonstration taking place this month in Walnut, California. Construction takes only 20 days from the start of the printing process to finish after the foundation has been laid. bathrooms.

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Santa Cruz Architect

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The construction industry is undergoing a transformative phase thanks to breakthroughs in material science. Advanced construction materials are revolutionizing the way we build, offering enhanced durability, sustainability, and efficiency. From self-healing concrete to smart materials, the possibilities seem limitless.

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ArchDaily

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Image: © Joana França One of the most popular choices in the construction market, vinyl flooring has various characteristics that have elevated it to this level.

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Archinect

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A new 3D printed ADU prototype made of concrete and other fire-resistant materials is under construction as part of a demonstration taking place this month in the Bay Area city of Walnut Creek, California. Construction takes only 20 days from the start of the printing process to finish after the foundation has been laid.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

MVRDV says a total of 390 trees will be planted throughout the structure, helping to defy “traditional housing norms” in order to present a refreshed take on urban dwelling that’s in tune with Paris’ need for biodiversity and constructed using a host of low-carbon materials.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 1, 2023

A team at the University of British Columbia has developed “smart construction robots ” for performing basic tasks on construction sites, such as lifting and moving objects. Tony Yang observes as the robot decides how to navigate around the obstacle and complete its task, without n eeding a human operator.

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Archinect

JANUARY 9, 2024

Construction is underway at Foster + Partners’ Techo International Airport in Cambodia. Image credit: Foster + Partners Inside, the scheme’s material palette is designed to be “warm and welcoming, evoking the Cambodian vernacular in a contemporary manner.”

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ArchDaily

JULY 21, 2023

This design practice, Co-led by Adeyemo Shokunbi , aims to contribute to a Nigerian architectural language through the renaissance of local materials. These projects brought the Laterite finishing technique to life and now help build the case for a Nigerian architectural language. Read more »

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Cortesia de Maestro Mass timber has emerged as a sustainable alternative to replace concrete components in construction, as the latter alone contributes to 8% of global CO2 emissions. Timber emerges as an innovative construction material designed to minimize waste by preserving the natural contours of trees. Read more »

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Deezen

APRIL 25, 2024

to create a low-carbon materials charter for these spaces that includes lighting and street furniture. The lampposts created for the Olympic Village vary in shape, size and construction, with the tallest examples being made entirely from reused galvanised steel lampposts and the shorter ones featuring laminated wood poles.

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Aric Gitomer Architect

JULY 12, 2022

Roofs are now constructed in a way that helps reduce energy bills while retaining the energy in your home. Let’s look at the sustainable alternative to roofing materials. Corrugated roofing is one of the most used materials for average homes. Every homeowner must replace their roof shingles at some point. How to Proceed.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A new report driven by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Yale University 's newly-formed Yale Center for Ecosystems + Architecture (Yale CEA) has recommended drastic reductions in the industry’s use of certain construction materials as it faces the environmental headwinds of sector-wide change.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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. Architect Elisabeth Polzella often uses structural stone in her projects.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Reducing the amount of concrete used in construction would have a major impact on climate change. Yet they are just as strong, and can easily be used in the construction of high-density, high-rise buildings, meeting a practical need in a world with a population projected to grow by over 2 billion in the next thirty years.

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ArchDaily

JUNE 3, 2023

© Leo Espinosa Due to its ability to mold and create different shapes, concrete is one of architecture's most popular materials.

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ArchDaily

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Image © Valerie Bennett Timber has been a popular source of construction material for thousands of years. Although these practices are fairly absent in contemporary building techniques, new technological innovations expand the prospects of timber construction in architecture. Wood Chip Barn Project, 2016. Read more »

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Archinect

MARCH 21, 2023

Part of the organization’s series exploring the unique benefits of various building materials, the competition tasked participants with the design of a pavilion to be constructed from rammed earth in a location of their choosing. ” The winning entries have been published below.

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Archinect

MARCH 21, 2023

Part of the organization’s series exploring the unique benefits of various building materials, the competition tasked participants with the design of a pavilion to be constructed from rammed earth in a location of their choosing. ” The winning entries have been published below.

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Deezen

AUGUST 17, 2023

Dutch architecture studio Overtreders W has created Stable Stack, a temporary cabin hotel built using straps and borrowed materials, in Veenhuizen, the Netherlands. Stable Stack showcases the beautiful possibilities that the combination of craftsmanship and sustainable handling of materials can offer."

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Harnessing stone as a structural material can make architecture more enjoyable to both build and inhabit argues Tristram Carfrae, an Arup engineer working on the Sagrada Familia , in this Stone Age 2.0 Stone has become a luxury cladding material, whether used as a rainscreen, or as floor tiling," Carfrae told Dezeen. "We

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

© Alison Brooks Timber is a natural, renewable material, easy to fabricate, and with low-carbon emissions. As a construction material, however, when put under enough directional force along its grain, sawn timber is structurally unstable, so deemed unsuitable under higher loads. So what’s new?

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ArchDaily

AUGUST 17, 2023

From the top floor of the Hilton Hotel at Tucherpark in Munich, you could see the skyline of the city dotted with construction cranes, a reflection of its current state of development. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and the circular construction dominated the discussion across different scales, from city planning to new materials, and tech startups.

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Deezen

MAY 27, 2022

The furniture will be made from materials such as plywood and wooden beams that were used during the construction of the building, which was designed by Danish studio Cobe , and would otherwise have been burned. Waste materials and leftover materials were used to construct the furniture.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2024

Tor Alva will be 30 metres tall Hansmeyer and Dillenburger are developing Tor Alva to promote the potential of 3D printing with concrete and how the technology can help minimise the amount of material used in construction. "At This saves mass and material." Also, 3D printing allows a formwork-free fabrication," he added.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 22, 2022

2022 was another productive year in laboratories across the United States and beyond, as colleges, manufacturers, and startups strove to challenge the orthodoxy of construction materials.

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ArchDaily

JULY 15, 2023

Wood is the material par excellence for saunas, using in most cases native species that maintain their rustic appearance and natural texture. Next, we review 9 saunas designed by architects, including some of their construction details. ELDMØLLA Sauna / Arkitekt August Schmidt + Workshop NTNU-Trondheim + Arnstein Gilberg + Ina Samdal.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The sustainability of structural stone is dependent on how and where it is quarried and its reputation as an infinite material is misleading, warns Slovak-British architect Natalia Petkova in this Stone Age 2.0 The virtue of solid stone construction is case-specific and depends on where the stone comes from and how it is employed."

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Malmö studio Lab La Bla unveiled Surface Club, a bar and mini-golf course made from waste materials including Tetra Pak packaging, at the Stockholm Furniture Fair. We have this recycling station that recycles old denim to become new jeans, but in this process, they have a fall out [of material]," Isaksson Pirtti told Dezeen. "So

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