When the first skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885 — a modest ten storeys — people were afraid to walk under the steel-framed building, fearing it would collapse. Today, as towers made of wood go ...
The increasing threat of climate change has more and more building owners and homebuyers considering the sustainability of their structures and the role construction plays in global warming and use of ...
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Green Building Materials - A Global Market Overview" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for Green Building Materials is likely ...
The construction industry accounts for nearly 40 percent of global carbon emissions, which has builders and architects rethinking the materials they use. One unlikely source keeps coming up in those ...
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US scientists develop wood-based thermal material for sustainable buildings
Researchers at the University of Texas have developed a wood-based material that regulates building ...
Buildings made shaggy with vegetation or fragrant with wood are no longer novelties. By Stephen Wallis This article is part of our Design special section about innovative surfaces in architecture, ...
Construction practices across the world, as well as the types and uses of building materials, have been identified as key factors that impact global warming. Studies have shown that the building ...
Build It Green!NYC just launched BIG!Millworks, an urban sawmill program at BIG!’s Queens reuse center at 3-17 26th Avenue in Astoria. The folks at BIG! are now assembling a mill and plan to make ...
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