New Tool to Help Designers Choose Low-carbon Materials

New Tool to Help Designers Choose Low-carbon Materials

Brief  British Columbia’s CleanBC Building Innovation Fund will provide a grant that Perkins & Will, C Change Labs and Building Transparency Canada will use to develop a plugin for BIM software to help designers specify sustainable products and materials....
Boosting Concrete’s Compressive Strength by Watermelon Seeds

Boosting Concrete’s Compressive Strength by Watermelon Seeds

Brief  Researchers in India have found that adding watermelon seeds to concrete can boost its compressive strength by up to 22% and reduce water absorption by 19%. Madhumati Latkar, a principal researcher on the biocementation process, said the seeds “are magic...
An Amazing Tiny House with Slide Walls

An Amazing Tiny House with Slide Walls

Brief  Casa Ojalá defies easy classification, but is a definite departure from the shed-on-wheels design of most tiny houses. It features a flexible interior layout and space-saving furniture, as well as sliding walls that open it up to the outside.   Insight...
The World’s First 3D-printed School in Malawi,

The World’s First 3D-printed School in Malawi,

Brief  An affordable housing venture in Africa named 14Trees has leveraged 3D printing technology to produce the world’s first 3D-printed school in Malawi, where students started taking their first lessons late last month.   Insight Through pioneering...
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