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Renco creates interlocking construction blocks out of recycled materials

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Florida-based manufacturer Renco has created a building block made of repurposed materials that interlocks and stacks for "LEGO-like" construction. To build with Renco, all that is required is a fork truck to lift up the materials, a glue gun powered by a small generator and a mallet," said the team.

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Flexibility and Innovation: Customized Solar Panels for Facade Integration

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Partly because dark colors better harvest sunlight to be turned into electricity, but also because silicon –the primary material used in most high-efficiency photovoltaic panels– tends to be dark in its crystalline form. Read more »

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Sagrada Familia shows stone "can return to being used as a structural material"

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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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Ten versatile surfaces and finishes for interior spaces

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Dezeen Showroom: rugs informed by polluted rivers and tiles that take cues from traditional ceramics are the latest interior finishes to be featured on Dezeen Showroom. Dezeen Showroom lists a wide assortment of wall, floor and surface treatments from a variety of internationally recognised manufacturers and brands.

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London Design Festival 2023 predicts the future of sustainable materials | News | Architonic

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<p>Sustainability and circularity in the design world are gradually changing from zeitgeist trends into the fundamentals of modern manufacturing. By instead repurposing the same objects, the difficult recycling process can be avoided.

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Architectural Details: Why Metal Is the Perfect Material for Dynamic Educational Projects

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As designers imagine the future of educational buildings, the values and materials of today will inform school environments for decades to come. Photo by Rachel Godbe Turning structural staircases into textural focal points, BŌK Modern fabricated their panels from 14GA steel with a primer and powder-coated finish for durability.

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

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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 She explained that the proximity of a quarry to the construction site is important if the material is to be used sustainably.

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