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 ...

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 ...

For instance, a public library in Oporto, Portugal, was modeled with walls and ceilings lined with 3D-printed geopolymer tiles. The results indicated an 85% improvement in annual hygrometric ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

To develop the material for the 3D-printed moisture absorbing walls, the team used finely ground marble quarry waste and a geopolymer binder composed of metakaolin and an alkaline solution, which ...

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 ...