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Wooden Buildings: Trees Converted into Habitats for Humans

Innovation, ProjectsBy Hamish Champ

Concern around climate change and a desire to construct more sustainable buildings is driving the construction industry to deliver a built environment that has less impact on the world around it. The increased use of timber in tall buildings is part of this process.

Origami Tents

Deployable Structures Turn to New Inspiration: Origami

Innovation, ProjectsBy David Shultz

Inflatable structures are paramount in construction. Can origami offer such deployable components new inspiration?

Bluebeam’s Contribution to Environmental Sustainability in 2020

Innovation, Inside BluebeamBy Ed Mann

Here’s a look at how Studio Projects in Bluebeam helped promote environmental sustainability in the AEC industry last year

Can Bamboo Construction Replace Timber and Steel?

Innovation, ProjectsBy Elisa Silverman

Bamboo checks many of the boxes of an eco-friendly material, so some researchers are testing the material’s commercial viability in construction

Will Builders Embrace Mushroom-Based Bricks?

Innovation, ProjectsBy Emily Beyda

Emerging research on fungi’s unique properties as a highly renewable material points to a possible future in construction

The Ancient – And Unusual – Building Material Attempting a Comeback: Hemp

InnovationBy Emily Beyda

Hempcrete is a bio-composite material that can serve as an alternative to traditional lime, reducing the carbon impact of the resulting concrete mixture while improving its insulator-like and energy-retaining properties

Why Construction Has an Inevitable Concrete CO2 Emissions Crisis

InnovationBy Erik Sherman

The generation of greenhouse gas in concrete production is a major problem. Changes are needed today – and researchers and engineers are pursuing many possibilities

Can 3D Printing With Local Soils Offer a Low-Carbon Alternative to Concrete? Part 2

Innovation, ProjectsBy Randy B. Hecht

Without the need for long-distance transportation or carbon-intensive production techniques, one research lab is experimenting with local soils that may offer a greener path forward

3D printing local soil

Can 3D Printing With Local Soils Offer A Low-Carbon Alternative to Concrete? Part 1

InnovationBy David Shultz

Without the need for long-distance transportation or carbon-intensive production techniques, one research lab is experimenting with local soils that may offer a greener path forward

Builders Embrace the Rebirth of Wood Through Mass Timber

Innovation, ProjectsBy Diana Kightlinger

Mass timber gives an age-old material compelling new advantages for the construction industry

Soil Construction: Where – And How – Building With Clay Thrives

Innovation, ProjectsBy Emily Beyda

As concrete’s prevalence continues to pose a danger to the long-term health of the environment, can clay- and soil-based materials serve as a viable option for builders?

Nanomaterials in construction

What Contractors Should Consider Before Using Nanomaterials

InnovationBy Diana Kightlinger

Nanomaterials are becoming increasingly common in construction, but along with the benefits come risks you should discuss with your suppliers

Transparent Wood

Translucent Wood Could Give Architects A New Design Element

InnovationBy Randy B. Hecht

A lab in Stockholm, Sweden, is using nanotechnology to reimagine lighting with a wood composite that’s translucent, load-bearing and an advance in energy efficiency

The Art of Plastics in Construction

InnovationBy Hamish Champ

While there remain environmental concerns around some plastic products, the material’s light weight and end-use versatility make it ideal for construction

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