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TrussFab: creating large-scale structures from PET bottles

Published 9 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

There are many materials available that are made from recycled plastic bottles, or even projects using them as a whole in an attempt to combat the plastic waste problem. PET bottles can be very sturdy ...

Biobased

Cellulose nanofibres to replace steel in cars

Published 9 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

With the rapid development of electric cars, finding a lightweight material to replace steel is more important than ever in the automotive industry. Japanese researchers and auto suppliers are working with what would appear to ...

Shell Mycelium: using mycelium to build and destroy constructions

Published 9 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

No building lasts forever. While there are solutions in the make, such as giving the materials a passport during construction for reuse later, a lot of waste is left behind during deconstruction. In an attempt ...

Protective gear inspired by fruit and reptile scales

Published 9 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

Looking at nature is a great way to design better and stronger materials. Designers and researchers take inspiration to make stronger steel with a structure like bone, crocheted installations that look like sea urchins, artificial ...

Dutch road the first to have hard shoulders made from Reduton

Published 9 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

A road in the province of Overijssel in the Netherlands will be the first to use Reduton, cementless panels of grass concrete, for a hard shoulder, reducing CO2 emissions of the construction with almost 1 million ...

Sense & Sensibility

Building with paper tubes

Published 9 years ago by Sigrid | no responses

Building with paper seems to become more and more popular. It is, after all, a cheap and abundant material, as well as light and recyclable. For the Festival des Architectures Vives 2017, Studio 3A designed ...