The use of alternative materials with higher sustainability quotient could have a large impact on mitigating emissions in building construction. By 2030, more than half of India's population will be ...

University of Sheffield teams up with Stellenbosch University to revolutionise housing with 3D concrete printing.

To produce moisture-binding wall and ceiling elements, they combined the marble powder with a binding agent – known as a geopolymer. This class of material is created by activating metakaolin ...

The new material, created from recycled marble quarry waste, can be 3D-printed into wall and ceiling components that act like ... typically discarded by quarries—combined with a special geopolymer ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have created new 3D-printed wall and ceiling coverings that ... To transform this waste into usable building components, a geopolymer binder was used.

That geopolymer instantly sets as it's deposited ... the scientists calculated what would happen if the walls and ceiling of an existing Portuguese library's reading room were lined with the ...

If this component is used in walls and ceilings ... To transform this waste into usable building components, a geopolymer binder was used. This binder, made from metakaolin and an alkaline ...

Stalk fibers like bamboo stand out for their remarkable versatility, being utilized in mortars, geopolymer composites ... Other unconventional fibers, like açai, are being tested in wall coverings and ...

Next, structural concrete walls will be built at Bouygues Construction’s facilities ... an SCM being developed from electric arc furnace byproducts by Cocoon, a geopolymer cement technology being ...

Eco-friendly foundation repairs fix foundation issues and protect the planet. Here are some examples of sustainable ...

Construction continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), when the Great Wall became the world's largest military structure. Its historic and strategic importance is matched only by its architectural ...