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- Rain change concreteHere are two examples of a concrete material that is altered when it comes into contact with any water. In eastern France, designer Mathilde…
- Concrete insect hotelA design for an insect hotel made of concrete has won a prize the best innovative use of concrete. The idea is to provide…
- New Framework Enables Safe Reuse Of Concrete In Circular ConstructionResearchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden) and Tampere University (Finland) have developed a framework that enables the safe reuse of precast concrete…
- A concrete 3D printed warehouseGerman companies Putzmeister and Züblin produced a warehouse with complete and supporting concrete walls from a 3D concrete printer for what they say is…
- Innovation in 3D concrete printingResearchers at the University of Michigan in the US developed a ‘transformative development’ in concrete 3D printing, with better and more environmentally friendly structures…
- The first 3D printed and unreinforced concrete bridgeEngineers and architects from ETH Zürich in collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects and other partners developed a 3D printed concrete footbridge, which thanks to…
- Turning waste concrete into 3D printed public furnitureA project by Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK, along with partners across Europe, uses crushed waste concrete from demolished buildings to create 3D…
- How to use concrete in spaceNASA researches examined cement solidification in microgravity to help answer questions about how concrete could be used in space, for instance to build on…
- 3D printed concrete columnsIn collaboration with the Origen Festival in Riom, Switzerland, a team at ETH Zürich created nine individually designed concrete columns, each 3D printed at…
- Best of 2018: a more sustainable alternative to concrete made from desert sandOriginally published on 28 March Sand is worldwide in high demand and heavily used in many industries, especially construction. With deserts full of it,…
- Dot concreteThis Polymer concrete is a mixture of 90% natural stone and 10% polyester resin. Light is transmitted by clear synthetic tubes from both surfaces of the element. Dot concrete is a polymer concrete that PP Gevelbouw BV developed together with designer Shanna Deurloo.
- Finite: a more sustainable alternative to concrete made from desert sandSand is worldwide in high demand and heavily used in many industries, especially construction. With deserts full of it, one can easily be fooled…
- SkelETHon: a concrete canoe with slender bonesWhen you think about concrete, using it to make canoes might not be the first thing to come to mind. Yet the Concrete Canoe…
- Acrete: lighter, stronger, and more environmentally friendly than concreteIn recent years, people have become more and more aware of the polluting consequences of making concrete. However, finding a good alternative isn’t all…
- Concrete as a Carbon Sink: CO₂-Binding Cement Substitute Aims to Transform ConstructionResearchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are developing a concrete material that could lower construction-related emissions while permanently storing carbon dioxide. The…
- Industrial Concrete By-Products Reimagined As Interior DesignLithuanian initiative OFF___RAW is demonstrating how industrial waste can gain a second life through design. The project works with local factories to identify defective…
- 3D Printed Concrete Bench Gives Existing Infrastructure a Second LifeA new public seating area along the Spaarndamseweg in Haarlem, the Netherlands, demonstrates how digital fabrication can upgrade urban infrastructure with less material waste.…
- Seismic Testing of 3D Printed Concrete StructuresScientists at the University of Bristol have conducted a landmark study to evaluate the seismic resilience of 3D printed concrete structures, an innovation with…
- Bio-concrete from Urine: A Groundbreaking Step Towards Circular Building MaterialsResearchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed an innovative form of bio-concrete using an unlikely but abundant resource: human urine. This material breakthrough,…
- Sustainable Concrete Innovation in Utrecht’s Wildlife Bridge ConstructionThe Province of Utrecht, Netherlands, has made significant strides in sustainable construction by using an innovative type of low-carbon concrete in the development of…
- The world’s first coffee concrete footpathResearchers at RMIT University in Australia teamed up with Macedon Ranges Sire Council to construct the world’s first coffee concrete footpath. Organic waste going…
- Generating energy from waves with flexible concreteUsing a special type of concrete, researches Branko Šavija and Yading Xu from TU Delft in the Netherlands aim to generate energy using waves…
- Hyperrealistic concreteWith this material innovation, cast concrete takes on the surprising materiality of a soft cushion or Ottoman. While these materials may initially appear to belong in a living room, they are in fact more suitable for outdoor use. The designers have used their flexible cast concrete technology along with laser engraving.
- Polymer concrete ‘coins’Polymer concrete is an artificial concrete made with synthetic polymers instead of lime cement. It can be reinforced with fibreglass. Polymer concrete can be used for facade cladding, tiles and floor covering.
