A solar sandwich to power future buildings
All in one: A new electricity generating building component is being developed at EPFL.
Engineering
Jun 8, 2012
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How building waste could be used to grow tomatoes
Highly processed building waste, which usually ends up in landfill, can be used to grow tomatoes, a study from the University of Portsmouth has found. The paper is published in Construction and Building Materials.
Biotechnology
Oct 11, 2023
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Building material recycling – a great gain for the environment
Constructivate's aim is to increase the recycling of Sweden's second largest source of waste, building and demolition materials. Recycled concrete can become a great gain for the environment.
Engineering
Jan 15, 2016
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Solar cells in the roof and nanotechnology in the walls
It isn't cars and vehicle traffic that produce the greatest volumes of climate gas emissions – it's our own homes. But new research will soon be putting an end to all that!
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 15, 2015
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Back to the future with nature's own construction materials?
Europe's construction industry has a crucial role in cutting carbon emissions and energy consumption. But getting companies to ditch traditional building materials for greener, bio-based alternatives remains an uphill struggle. ...
Engineering
Oct 6, 2015
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How to print a building—the science behind 3-D printing in construction
It's often claimed that 3-D printing – known in the trade as "additive manufacturing" – will change the way we live. Most recently, a team from Eindhoven University of Technology announced plans to build the "world's ...
Engineering
Jun 20, 2018
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New sustainable, flood-resilient construction materials put to the test
Construction companies and academics can now test low carbon construction materials and systems in realistic open-air conditions. The HIVE, based at the University of Bath's Building Research Park, Swindon, is the first facility ...
Engineering
Sep 25, 2014
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Oregon city approves permit for US' first all-wood high-rise
Officials in Oregon have approved construction permits for the first all-wood high-rise building in the nation.
Engineering
Jun 7, 2017
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Scientists create new system of concrete building structures
Professor Andrey Ponomarev of Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University and graduate student Alexander Rassokhin have developed several types of building blocks for construction based on nanostructured high-strength ...
Engineering
Apr 25, 2017
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Some lunar regolith are better for living off the land on the moon
Between now and the mid-2030s, multiple space agencies hope to send crewed missions to the moon. of These plans all involve establishing bases around the moon's southern polar region, including the Artemis Base Camp and the ...
Space Exploration
Sep 14, 2023
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