In 2022, global production of construction materials accounted for more than 7% of total carbon emissions. But how many of ...
Industrial manufacturing activity remained active in May 2026, led by ongoing investment from building materials ...
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Seaweed extract makes construction materials 25% stronger and easier to 3D-print
Scientists have found a way to turn ordinary biopolymer into a high-tech, 3D-printable building material.
Our modern built environment is a carbon nightmare. Making cement, steel, and plastic—the materials we use commonly to build our infrastructure—emits large amounts of carbon dioxide. Living building ...
Construction site (London, UK). Image by Tim Sandle. Engineers in Australia (RMIT University) have developed a new building material with about one-quarter of concrete’s carbon footprint, while ...
Could Rice Husks Reinvent Home Building? When most people think of rice, they might picture steaming bowls of food, not the siding of their homes. But a Mississippi-based company called Modern Mill is ...
GSAPP’s Lola Ben-Alon has edited a book that expands architecture’s and design’s lexicon and unsettles its boundaries.
From affordability to carbon output, there are many reasons to bring topological optimization out of the realm of 3D printing ...
Construction site (London, UK). Image by Tim Sandle. Construction site (London, UK). Image by Tim Sandle. Engineers in Australia (RMIT University) have developed a new building material with about one ...
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