Materials

AIA demands “blanket ban” on asbestos following new EPA regulation

August 10, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

The American Institute of Architects has denounced a US government proposal that could allow the manufacture of new asbestos products, following a significant backlash from the architecture community at-large. Although not yet passed, the Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes asbestos be re-introduced into the market through new

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Desert sand could offer low-carbon concrete alternative

March 24, 2018 India Block 0

A team of scientists in the UK have developed a low-carbon construction material using desert sand that could take pressure off increasingly scarce natural resources. The group from Imperial College London have invented a composite material called Finite that is as strong as concrete, but has half the carbon footprint, and is fully biodegradable. Desert sand

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Fungus used to build arching pavilion in Kerala

August 26, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

A group of Indian and Italian architects has built a pavilion in southwest India using mycelium – the fleshy part of a mushroom or other fungus – to demonstrate how the material could be used to create temporary venues for major events. Asif Rahman of Indian studio Beetles 3.3, and Giombattista Arredia and Mohamad Yassin of Italian architecture studio Yassin Arredia Design teamed

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Fungus used to build arching pavilion in Kerala

August 26, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

A group of Indian and Italian architects has built a pavilion in southwest India using mycelium – the fleshy part of a mushroom or other fungus – to demonstrate how the material could be used to create temporary venues for major events. Asif Rahman of Indian studio Beetles 3.3, and Giombattista Arredia and Mohamad Yassin of Italian architecture studio Yassin Arredia Design teamed

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Fungus used to build arching pavilion in Kerala

August 26, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

A group of Indian and Italian architects has built a pavilion in southwest India using mycelium – the fleshy part of a mushroom or other fungus – to demonstrate how the material could be used to create temporary venues for major events. Asif Rahman of Indian studio Beetles 3.3, and Giombattista Arredia and Mohamad Yassin of Italian architecture studio Yassin Arredia Design teamed

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