Former NBA Star Rick Fox is Manufacturing Concrete That Absorbs More CO2 Than it Creates
It all happened back in 2019 when Fox received a call from his manager just after Hurricane Dorian smashed into Fox's home on the Bahamas
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Making Building Materials Out of Fast-Growing Grasses Capture More Carbon Than Trees for US Startup
It turns out that with sophisticated laminating and molding machines, the fibers of certain grass species can be just as strong as wood
First 2-Story Home to be 3D Printed in the U.S. Reaches for the Sky in Texas
An enormous printer is erecting what is reported to be the first 3D-printed, two-story home in the U.S in Houston, Texas.
Secret to Durability of Roman Concrete that Has Stood Test of Time for Over 2,000 Years Finally Discovered
The team mixed their own Roman concrete and it took only 2 weeks for a deliberately inflicted crack to close.
Incredible Time-Lapse Shows 12,000-Ton Bridge Being Slid into Place Above Highway in Record-Setting Feat
To minimize road closures, a massive chunk of bridge was built atop a moving platform and slid into place above the M42 motorway.
These Guys Make Edible Cement From Food Waste - And You Can Literally Add it to Your Gingerbread House
These guys are making cement from food waste like coffee and banana peels that can be eaten in an emergency, but is also stronger than normal
They Accidentally Bought a Run-Down House in Scotland But Restored it With Love After Whoopsie Auction (LOOK)
For a young cross-Atlantic couple in their 20s, they found themselves the proud owners of a dilapidated, crumbling, rural Scottish home.
Early Man Was Building Lincoln Log-like Structures 500,000 Years Ago, New Preserved Wood Shows
Wikipedia lists the earliest carpentry assemblage ever found as a water well cover carved from oak boards from 5,600 BCE.
Concrete Made 30% Stronger by Adding Waste Coffee Grounds-Cutting Emissions and Mining in the Process
Engineers are making concrete stronger by giving coffee grounds a "double shot" at life to reduce waste going to landfills.
Across Florida, Buildings Are Quietly and Quickly Being Assembled with Real-Life LEGO Bricks
In Palm Springs, a $21 million, 96-unit housing complex near West Palm Beach is being built by just 11 workers using the blocks and adhesive.
Historic Homes Being Turned into Heritage Building Materials by These Awesome Savannah Women
The non-profit sells all of the salvaged material at its own lumber yard, including longleaf pine boards that are stronger than steel
Visionary Gardener Turns Piles of Beached Seaweed Into Bricks for Sustainable Construction
Omar de Jesús Vazquez Sánchez is steering it away from the landfills and into a kiln, where he makes adobe-like blocks
Build With Compost: Researchers Turn Food Scraps Into Materials Stronger Than Concrete
Tokyo University researchers have discovered a way to turn food waste into construction materials, raising sustainability hopes.
Zero-Waste Recycling on Mallorca Turns Crushed Stone and Ceramic into Awesome New Material
Not only does this green building material create zero additional waste products, but no additional emissions from transportation.
California Military Base is Being Transformed Into one of the Largest City Parks in the U.S.
Expected to take another 10 years to complete, the park will span 1,300 acres and include several museums, sports facilities, and two lakes
10,000 Bricks With Built-in Bird Homes Installed in UK Homes to Give Nest Holes to Swifts
It wasn't urbanization that caused a 58% decline in the small migratory birds called swifts, but rather the renovation of old buildings.
Sweden Is Trying to Build a Whole City Borough Out of Wood to 'Show What is Possible'
A Stockholm development company has a dream contract in its hands—the construction of a whole new city borough entirely of lumber that aims to be a sustainable ballast to an unbalanced city. Spanning 25 blocks, 30 sustainable mass timber buildings will add 7,000 new offices and 2,000 new homes, with construction slated to begin in […]
Shredded Diapers Could Replace 40% of Concrete Sand in Construction-Without Affecting Strength
Disposable diaper waste could replace up to 10% of the sand needed for concrete used to form columns and beams in a three-story house.
Detroit Students Build a House-Then Deliver it By Truck For Low Income Housing
The program, which includes working alongside tradesmen, prepares the students for their own careers in construction and carpentry
Premiere of Innovative Low-Carbon Cement: Will 'Be in That Building for Decades to Come'
By eliminating the kiln altogether, Sublime Systems has removed the large majority of emissions from the process of making cement.
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