Bricks are part of the collective imagination when thinking about construction. These are elementary, ubiquitous, modular, light, and reliable materials for erecting buildings. However, traditional ...
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Forget Bricks and Concrete: Built From the Dirt, Japan’s Futuristic Earth House Might Just Flip Global Construction on Its Head
In a quiet corner of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, a construction project is drawing global attention—not for its size or cost, ...
Engineers have created strong, low-cost walls from soil, water, and cardboard, cutting carbon emissions and construction waste dramatically.
Build up Nepal, a nonprofit that uses eco-friendly bricks to make safe housing affordable for poor communities, was chosen as ...
Home builders in Western Kenya are leading in the use of the brick technology. It has been said to be cheaper and less of a hustle, with the bricks being made on site, writes JECKONIA OTIENO The move ...
Australian engineers have created a surprising new building material that could dramatically cut the environmental cost of ...
Australian researchers have used cardboard, water and soil to create a strong construction material with low carbon emissions ...
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Cardboard and earth combine to create low-carbon alternative to concrete
Engineers in Australia have developed a new building material with about one quarter of concrete's carbon footprint, while ...
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