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- Recycling Fly Ash Into High-Performance Outdoor FurnitureChinese design studio Bentu Design explores the potential of industrial waste through material-driven products for architecture and public space. With its ‘X’ stool, the…
- 3D printing concrete made from fly ash and steel slag3D printing concrete has made the material a bit more sustainable, as less material is necessary to create objects and even building. However, making…
- From AshThe aim of From Ash is to use the common waste material fly ash as the main element of a new production process. The alkali-activated material is part of the geopolymer family and can easily be made by using basic chemical components. The material becomes mechanically strong within a few hours, allowing a simple production system everywhere near the thermal power plant.
- 850°C Ash concreteWaste is burned in incinerators at 850 degrees Celsius (1560 degrees Fahrenheit). What remains at the bottom of the incinerator are chunks of unburned material and ashes, called bottom ash. Dutch designer Carmen Reus discovered this ash can be added in terrazzo. The surfaces give an impression of the things that we throw away and show the remnants of our throw-away society.
- ExCinere® Volcanic ash–glazed porcelain tilesExCinere® is a collection of porcelain tiles finished with glazes made from volcanic ash. Developed by Dzek in collaboration with Formafantasma, the material combines an industrial ceramic base with naturally occurring volcanic matter, resulting in surfaces that express mineral variation while meeting architectural performance requirements. The tiles are formed from a dense, vitrified porcelain body that provides low water absorption, high mechanical strength and long-term durability.
- 3D printing the Notre Dame from its own ashesDutch concrete 3D printing firm CONCR3DE suggests to rebuild the Notre Dame by 3D printing its ashes. Last week, the roof of the Notre…
- Tiles glazed with volcanic ashIn collaboration with design studio Formafantasma, Dzek developed a collection of tiles, glazed with volcanic ash. ExCinere, as the collection is called, is range…
- A Memorial Crafted from Pet Ashes and Crushed ShellsResting Reef is pioneering a unique solution for pet memorials by combining pet ashes with crushed shells to create sustainable, underwater reef urns. The…
- Cenit Lighting Series Combines Cultivated Cellulose With Natural AshMexican biomaterials company Polybion and design studio Natural Urbano have launched Cenit. This made-to-order lighting collection combines natural ash with translucent Celium. Polybion grows…
- Flying Construction Robots Open New Opportunities for Building and DesignResearchers from the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) and EPFL have published a study exploring the potential of aerial robots—commonly…
- Agne Kucerenkaite – Ceramics collection composed of wood ashes: green energy residueAgne Kucerenkaite is an award-winning designer working with raw materials and waste. Her design process is characterised by in-depth research and analysis, experimental approach…
- Fly more comfortably thanks to smart textile chairsBenjamin Hubert of strategic design agency Layer designed Move, a prototype for economy class seating made with smart textiles for Airbus. The seats consist…
- Biofuel Waste is BlissThe Biofuel Waste is Bliss project redefines the use of ashes from bioenergy waste streams, creating new environmentally-friendly materials and architectural products, such as ceramic glazing for tiles and bricks. By incorporating up to 55% ash content in ceramic glazes and clay bodies, the project aims to replace the need for newly extracted materials while reducing the industry's CO2 footprint.
- 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…
- Taking the ‘con’ out of concreteIn an effort to make the construction industry more sustainable, alternative concrete materials are becoming much more frequent. Below, we discuss some noticeable ones.…
- Agar Plasticity: The Exciting Potential of Seaweed-based PackagingNew Japanese design studio AMAM (Kosuke Araki, Noriaki Maetani and Akira Muraoka) work with agar, a seaweed-based material to develop new and more eco-friendly…
- A cabin made from beetle infested wood and concrete 3D printingLeslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic, both assistant professors of architecture at Cornell University in the US and co-principals of design firm HANNAH, designed a…
- Sustainable paving tile'De Duurzame Tegel' is a sustainable paving tile made with the bottom ash left over after incinerating household waste. Currently, 15 per cent of sand and gravel in the concrete is replaced by bottom ash, and the aim is to make that 30 per cent in the future, about 15 paving tiles per person in amount of waste. It is created by Dutch waste processing companies AVR and Renewi, and tile manufacturer De Hamer.
- Sustainable paving tiles are made with household wasteMost paving tiles in the Netherlands are made of grey concrete, a material that is not particularly good for the environment as the making…
- The future of mobility: an interview with Erik TempelmanWhat will transportation look like in the future? Will self driving cars be mainstream, or will we have moved on to flying cars? Erik Tempelman,…
- Tilting with windmills: innovations in wind energy on Windmill DayToday is Windmill Day, and what better moment to discuss the latest developments in generating wind energy? Using windmills to generate energy has a…
- Eco-CemEco-Cem® is a material made from 20% post consumer recycled content and 80% cement binder with 50% reclaimed fly ash. It has a Silver Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Certification.
- Climate-Responsive Office Design With Recycled And Low-Carbon MaterialsLocated along a busy arterial road in Jaipur, India, Magnus by Sanjay Puri Architects demonstrates how material innovation can drive climate-responsive architecture. The office…
- La Fabrique Allwood: Material-Driven Furniture Production with a Sustainable FocusLa Fabrique Allwood is a furniture manufacturer based in Montreal, Canada. Since 2014, the company has designed and produced furniture made from solid urban…
