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Discover the latest trends in biobased and circular building materials at MaterialDistrict Utrecht

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From 6 to 8 March, Werkspoorkathedraal in Utrecht will be the centre of the latest developments in the field of biobased and circular building materials, when the 17th edition of MaterialDistrict Utrecht will take place. ...

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A bicycle path made of solar panels

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In a collaboration with various Dutch institutions, the French company Wattway equipped two cycle paths with a photovoltaic coating in the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, over 35,000 km of cycle paths stretch out, which offers ...

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A wooden gravel bicycle

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Italian company MLK Innovazione designed a gravel bike made of laminated wood. The frame of the bike, called Ornus, is made of laminated ash wood. The geometry of the frame, the orientation of the fibres ...

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A 3D printed concrete bridge made with recycled materials

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Swiss building materials manufacturer Holcim, in collaboration with ETH Zurich, Zaha Hadid Architects Computation and Design Group, and incremental3D, created what is said to be a first of its kind, 3D printed concrete masonry bridge ...

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A ‘green living paint’ that produces oxygen

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Researchers at the University of Surrey in the UK have developed an oxygen-producing, carbon dioxide-absorbing water-based paint containing a species of cyanobacteria, dubbed green living paint. Cyanobacteria are also called blue-green algae and are increasingly ...

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A pavilion made of plywood

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Students of the Polytechnic University of Catalunya (UPC) created a pavilion made of birch plywood and galvanized steel plates. Called Pentaura Pavilion, the timber structure was made for a primary school, to give the students ...

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