Low-carbon construction materials encompass a broad class of building products engineered to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, resource consumption, and environmental impact across their life cycle. Approaches include alternative binders such as geopolymers and low-clinker cements, incorporation of recycled aggregates and industrial by-products, and development of bio-based and engineered living materials that can self-heal or sequester carbon. These materials are applied in concrete, masonry, pavements, insulation, and structural components, often integrating circular economy principles and digital design or AI tools for performance optimization.
Engineering
Researchers from Georgia Tech have created a material inspired by seashells to help improve the process of recycling plastics and make the resulting material more reliable.
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Ancient Roman concrete, which was used to build aqueducts, bridges, and buildings across the empire, has endured for over two thousand years.
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It is possible to create little to no rubbish from building construction in regional towns, but the chain of responsibility starts at the top with those commissioning a project needing to consider waste reduction from the ...
Jul 30, 2025
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Engineering
A new study finds that adopting cross-laminated timber as a primary construction material could have significant environmental benefits, from carbon storage to global reforestation and increased forest cover.
Jul 28, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
In a bold step toward transforming how nuclear infrastructure is built, the Department of Energy's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, or MDF, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in partnership with Kairos Power and Barnard ...
Jul 24, 2025
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Engineering
Since the advent of filter cigarettes, cigarette butts have become a predominant form of waste, with projections indicating that about 9 trillion will be generated annually by 2025. In addition, since the emergence of low-nicotine ...
Jul 23, 2025
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Engineering
Most of us are already quite comfortable recycling our household waste. In Spain, for instance, millions of tons of packaging are processed every year, but did you know that buildings and their materials can also be recycled, ...
Jul 23, 2025
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Engineering
In 79 A.D., Roman author Pliny the Elder marveled at how dust could turn to stone. "Who, indeed," he wrote in Naturalis Historia, "cannot but be surprised at finding the most inferior constituent parts of it [Earth], known ...
Jul 23, 2025
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Engineering
Recycled glass could become a staple ingredient in building, paving the way for greener construction materials and more sustainable development.
Jul 22, 2025
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Engineering
Drawing inspiration from the venous ears of jackrabbits and elephants, Drexel University researchers have come up with a new approach to passive heating and cooling that could one day make buildings more energy efficient. ...
Jul 16, 2025
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