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- 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.…
- The Sustainable Composite Car Racing TeamThe CQS Group Racing Team is a student project by Industrial Engineering students from the University of Leuven. The goal of the project is…
- Building with Sea Salt in the DesertRecent TU Delft architecture graduate Eric Geboers has developed a way of separating salt out of seawater in order to create a new type…
- New sustainable brick is twice as strong as concrete!A new masonry building material developed by California-based startup Watershed Materials is twice as strong as concrete, offers a low carbon footprint and is…
- Innovative materials at Dutch Green Building WeekAs part of Dutch Green Building Week, Materia is highlighting the latest in its green materials collection along with some inspiring images of how…
- Oyster-Inspired Cement Promises Stronger, And More Sustainable Construction MaterialsResearchers at Purdue University are developing a new type of cement inspired by oysters. This innovation could lead to stronger, faster-curing and more sustainable…
- 3D Printed PLA Reinforcement Offers Sustainable Alternative To Steel In ConcreteAdditive manufacturing is transforming the construction industry. It enables designers to produce building components directly from digital models with greater precision and less waste.…
- Plant-Based Nanocellulose Enables Sustainable Recovery Of Rare Earth ElementsResearchers at Penn State have developed a plant-based material capable of selectively recovering dysprosium, a heavy rare earth element widely used in semiconductors, electric…
- 3D Printed Floor Trusses From Recycled Plastic Could Transform Sustainable HousingEngineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are developing structural building components made from recycled plastic using large-scale 3D printing. Their latest prototype…
- Lignin: A Sustainable Antimicrobial Material with Broad Design PotentialResearchers at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland have discovered that lignin, a natural polyphenol that gives plants structural strength, shows strong antimicrobial and…
