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- AI-Grown Mycelium Façade Showcases a Scalable, Circular Building MaterialAt the Heijmans Hive innovation hub in Rosmalen, the Netherlands, a new type of bio-based façade panel has taken shape. Called the Growing Facade,…
- Qatar Builds World’s Largest 3D Printed Construction ProjectQatar has started what is being described as the world’s largest 3D printed construction project. The 3D Printed Schools Project is a collaboration between…
- Salvage & Sap: Ancient Pine Resin as a Sustainable Design MaterialFor designers looking for sustainable materials and low-impact production methods, the Salvage & Sap collection by Earth to People offers a fresh perspective. The…
- Elephant-Inspired Fungi Tiles Offer Passive Cooling for Sustainable ArchitectureScientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore, in collaboration with local ecology and biomimicry design firm bioSEA, have developed an innovative building material that…
- Biodegradable Artificial Nails: A Sustainable Material Innovation for Customisable DesignA team of researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder has developed an innovative, biobased alternative to conventional artificial nails — and it might…
- Sustainable Design in Education: The Les Violettes School ComplexThe Les Violettes school complex, designed by Parisian architecture firm HEMAA, was completed in November 2024 in Mareil-Marly, France. This 2,000 m² project includes…
- Sustainable Villa Built with Dowel-Laminated Timber Instead of Steel and ConcreteA new sustainable villa has been constructed along the beach in Noordwijk, focusing on minimising environmental impact. The architects at Van Manen chose a…
- Modular mass-timber system for building schoolsThe collective Circlewood, which consists of various companies including architectural firm OMA, developed a prefabricated, mass timber ‘plug and play’ system to build nine…
- Tjeerd Veenhoven – Sustainable material design, from experiment to functioning value chainStudio Tjeerd Veenhoven (STV) develops and designs sustainable materials and products. STV has extensive knowledge of upgrading organic residual flows for applications in and…
- Building with hempcreteDutch architectural firm Werkstatt created the first Dutch house built entirely from hempcrete. Hempcrete or hemplime is a mixture of lime and hemp wood,…
- Studying ancient materials for a more durable and sustainable futureCurrent building materials are guaranteed for about 100 years, while structures built in Ancient Rome have survived for millennia. In a time when durability…
- Locally Sourced Cedar Shapes Sustainable Pavilion in Panama’s Coffee HighlandsArchitecture practice Mallol has completed El Arca, a private timber pavilion in Nueva Suiza, Chiriquí, Panama. The project demonstrates how locally sourced materials and…
- Finnish Pulp Fibres Enable Stronger and More Sustainable Wood BondingResearchers at Aalto University in Finland have developed a new method for bonding wood using pulp fibres from Finnish forests. The resulting bond is…
- Underwater 3D Printing Points To A New Future For Sustainable Maritime Construction3D printing has already reshaped construction on land, from experimental housing to large-scale infrastructure. Researchers at Cornell University are now taking the technology underwater.…
- Kibu: 3D Printed, Recyclable Headphones Children Can Build ThemselvesDesign agency Morrama and London-based 3D manufacturing studio Batch.Works have created Kibu, a pair of children’s headphones that turn hands-on making into part of…
- From Algae to Architecture: Turning Sargassum into Building MaterialsBrown algae, known as sargassum, are washing up in large amounts on beaches in Brazil, the Caribbean, and the United States. The piles of…
- Turning Waste into Foundation: Geopolymer Innovation for Sustainable ConstructionA team of researchers from the Shibaura Institute of Technology in Japan has developed a pioneering construction material that transforms industrial waste into a…
- High-Efficiency Micro-CPV Solar Modules: Miniaturised Innovation for Sustainable DesignA pioneering project led by Fraunhofer ISE has resulted in the development of a new micro-concentrator photovoltaic (micro-CPV) module. This innovation uses advanced microfabrication…
- Sustainable Bamboo Pavilion for Culinary EducationChiangmai Life Architects (CLA) has designed a new bamboo pavilion for the Zabb e Lee Cooking School in Saraphi, Thailand. The building supports Thai…
- Living Building Material Converts CO₂ into Stone and BiomassResearchers at ETH Zurich have created a pioneering building material that actively captures and stores carbon dioxide. The material combines a hydrogel with photosynthetic…
- Mycelium-Based Building Material Offers Self-Healing CapabilitiesA team of researchers at Montana State University has developed a living building material that combines fungal mycelium with bacterial cells. This new material…
- Rediscovering Circular Luxury: A Sustainable Interior Transformation in VerbierIn the heart of the Swiss Alps, an old hotel has been transformed into a private residence that redefines circular design. Interior designer Marianne…
- Reinder Bakker – Experimenting for a New Sustainable Aesthetics in ArchitectureAs one of the founders of architectural design firm Overtreders W Reinder Bakker wants to radically change architecture by innovating for a more sustainable…
- Cow dung bricks: stronger, cheaper and more sustainableThe worldwide demand for affordable homes increases, increasingly relying on extremely polluting building methods like fired bricks and cement. Dutch start-up Coolbricks offers an…
