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- How to grow (on) a buildingPart of Jerusalem Design Week, a team of designers 3D printed a wall made of seeded soil, which sprouted into a green façade. Two…
- On the road to a sustainable and durable futureVarious initiatives are experimenting with new materials to build more sustainable roads in the future. Many roads are made from asphalt or concrete, but…
- Sitting on sustainable seatsWhether it is in the office, in a car or binge-watching your favourite show, sitting is a large part of our life. While sitting…
- Indigo Slam: a sustainable concrete sculpture to live inIs it house or is it art? Why not both? Smart Design Studio designed a house as a sculpture, called Indigo Slam, for an…
- Building Blocks Made of Recycled PlasticByFusion, a start up company founded by New Zealand based engineer and inventor Peter Lewis, sees building potential where other see trash. The company…
- Growing Biobased Building MaterialsWhat could be better than simply growing your own building materials? From building sheets made of peanut shells to plastics made from sugar beets,…
- Sustainable stars at Materia exhibition BeijingMateria has landed in Beijing to present a special exhibition of building materials for the future. In collaboration with Architect@work, Materia has put together…
- Bacterial Factories Turn CO₂ into Feedstock for Sustainable MaterialsThe chemical industry underpins almost every aspect of modern life, supplying the building blocks for products ranging from textiles and cosmetics to insulation materials…
- Students Breathe New Life Into Reclaimed Building MaterialsAt ETH Zurich, a new generation of designers is learning to work with what already exists. Instead of relying on new, standardised materials, students…
- Transparent Insulation Material Promises Major Energy Savings for BuildingsResearchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a new transparent insulation material for windows. The material improves thermal performance while keeping glass…
- Re-Tile System by Mosa and Ardex: Circular Tiles for a Sustainable Built EnvironmentMosa and Ardex have joined forces to develop the Re-Tile System, an innovative circular tile solution that allows ceramic tiles to be removed and…
- Reinforcing Wood with Nano-Iron for Sustainable DesignWood has long been celebrated as one of the most versatile and renewable natural resources in construction and design. Now, researchers at Florida Atlantic…
- Marc van der Heijden: Building a Circular Future with Local Waste and Global VisionFor Marc van der Heijden, waste isn’t the end of a product’s life—it’s the beginning of a new design story. As founder of the…
- Mass Timber Roof Marks Sustainability Milestone for Vancouver AmphitheatreRevery Architecture has designed the new PNE Amphitheatre / Freedom Mobile Arch in Vancouver, Canada. This open-air venue will welcome up to 10,000 visitors…
- Coral Sonic Resilience: Sound and Sustainable Materials Revive Coral ReefsCoral Sonic Resilience is an innovative project where art, science, and material design come together to support marine restoration. Artist Marco Barotti teamed up…
- Rethinking Mobility: Sustainable Wooden Wheelchairs with a Personal TouchApollo Wooden Wheelchairs offer a new perspective on mobility design. French designer and engineer Paul de Livron created the project to reshape how people…
- Europe’s Tallest Bamboo Tower Highlights Sustainable Innovation at ZOO PlanckendaelZOO Planckendael in Mechelen, Belgium, built what is said to be Europe’s tallest bamboo tower. This structure stands 28 metres tall and became the…
- Superwood: Sustainable Engineered Timber Stronger Than Steel for Architecture and DesignA new engineered wood product, developed by US-based materials innovator InventWood, presents a significant advancement in sustainable building materials. Called Superwood, the product maintains…
- 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,…
- Self-Healing Cement: Freezer-Stored Bacteria for Sustainable ConstructionConcrete is the most widely used building material in the world, but it has a significant environmental impact, accounting for approximately 8% of global…
- Bio-Inspired Photovoltaics: Sustainable Solar Solutions for Design and ArchitectureResearchers at Cornell University have developed a bio-inspired approach to creating bespoke photovoltaic panels, offering new sustainable solutions for architects, product designers, and fashion…
- Timber hybrid building Netherlands BREEAM OutstandingThe timber-hybrid residential tower HAUT on the Amstel in Amsterdam, the Netherlands has scored 'Outstanding' with 88% on the BREEAM-NL Delivery Certificate. The luxury…
- A high-rise building made of repurposed urban wasteLocated in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 360 Degrees is the tallest building in its district, built from bricks made of recycled urban waste. Designed by…
- How to build circularlyThe exhibition The Exploded View in Design Museum Gent, Belgium, consists of a research installation of a deconstructed house, showing ways to build circularly.…
