Built on the site of a former gold mine-turned-sawmill, the Sawmill House references the site’s history with an earth-toned materials palette and rough sawn macrocarpa screens. The operable screens, ...

Scientists at the US government’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee are testing a new, light-weight construction material, made from recycled flyash from coal-fired power stations. The ...

Recycled glass could become part of the next big step in sustainable construction. Scientists from the University of Portsmouth in the UK have discovered that recycled glass powder can effectively ...

Concrete is the most widely used building material in the world, but it comes at a huge environmental cost. Engineers in Japan have developed a new technique to make concrete by recycling waste ...

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Having been utilized as early as the Roman era in buildings of almost every scale, it is almost impossible to think of a building that does not have at least one concrete element. In fact, it is the ...

Rural inspiration meets modern minimalism in Zürich-based Gus Wüstemann Architects‘ recently completed Pavilion House, a barn-inspired gabled home that takes cues from the agricultural typology in ...

Aside from simply finding a new use for discarded goods, we’ve seen how adding recycled rubber tires to concrete can make the material stronger and more heat resistant. New research has continued to ...