Constructions
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Coconuts increase the Concrete strength
Adding only 5% of coconut shell fragments increases concrete’s resistance to compression and bending
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From the USA the dynamic window that selectively blocks light and/or heat
A team of engineers has developed a new material that can tune glasses to the block of targeted wavelengths
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Natural fireproof coatings in construction, what if we used fungi?
The natural world helps us protect ourselves from fires (sustainabilityenvironment.com) – Fungi could inaugurate a new class of Natural fireproof…
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Off-grid homes: in Canada a community of 67 villas “detached from the network”
Off-grid homes are not connected to energy and water infrastructure, capable of producing clean energy for all consumption and built…
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From the Fraunhofer comes the aerogel that costs 70% less with greater insulation
By modifying the aerogel production recipe, the Fraunhofer UMSICHT team obtained a half-thin, affordable building insulation material with the same…
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Smart heating thin as a sheet that turns walls into radiators
Despite a thickness of less than 0.1mm, the system developed by the Warming Surfaces Company is able to heat the…
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Green building carbon neutral, when sugar cane replaces cement and brick
By combining sugar cane bagasse with a mineral binder, the University of East London and Grimshaw have obtained Sugarcrete, a…
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Glass blocks to insulate the building thanks to aerogel insulation
Save on heating and light thanks to translucent glass blocks filled with insulating aerogel. The evolution 2.0 of "Aerobrick" of…
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Cellulose aerogel to increase thermal insulation of windows
A team of physicists from the University of Colorado demonstrated how aerogels made from cellulose nanofibers represent more efficient and…
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Fraunhofer reinvents thermal insulation with “sponge walls” and transparent laminated roofs
A glass foil cover that reduces the weight by 75% and a vertical water treatment system are the two solutions…
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