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- Minimalist, low-carbon home features local wood and recycled concrete Wed, 10 Mar 21, 2:30amRural 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 Buchberg, a rural village...
- MVRDV designs a sustainable urban living room for Shenzhen Sat, 28 Mar 20, 1:30amDutch architecture firm MVRDV has unveiled its competition-winning designs for the Shimao ShenKong International Centre, a new “three-dimensional urban living room” for the heart of Shenzhen’s Longgang district...
- Wood waste strengthens recycled concrete, new study finds Fri, 28 Feb 20, 6:30amResearch from the University of Tokyo’s Institute of Industrial Science has revealed that discarded concrete can be strengthened with the addition of wood waste...
- Industrial modern Sawmill House is built from recycled concrete blocks Fri, 7 Aug 15, 11:00pmBuilt 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...
- Sidewalks in Bellingham, WA are Paved With Recycled Toilets Wed, 14 Mar 12, 7:34amThe roads in Bellingham, WA are paved with…toilets? Greenroads, a sustainable roadway rating system awarded its first official greenway in the state of Washington for a sidewalk incorporating recycled toilets...
- BRC Polishes Remnant Concrete to Create Glossy Custom Tables Fri, 20 May 11, 5:50amWe have been digging Benjamin Rollins Caldwell’s innovative furniture – namely his vintage circuit board tables- but we’ve also become entranced with his new “Money Tables.” Made from salvaged concrete...
- Using Recycled Concrete Could Reduce Road Paving Costs by 10-20% Tue, 26 Apr 11, 4:20amCivil engineering researchers at Purdue University are currently trying to perfect a process for the handling and reuse of recycled concrete. It is believed that recycling concrete could help reduce construction costs by...
- Plastic Concrete: Building Bricks Made From Landfill Waste Tue, 22 Sep 09, 6:00amRecent RPI Masters of Architecture graduate Henry Miller has devised a way to reuse waste plastic as an aggregate in cement, circumventing the energy-intensive process of plastic recycling...