Architecture and Construction
Paper waste used to make bricks
“The use of paper industry waste could bring about economic and environmental benefits as it means that material considered as waste can be reused as raw…
UI researchers help find way to protect historic limestone buildings
Buildings and statues constructed of limestone can be protected from pollution by applying a thin, single layer of a water-resistant coating.That’s the word…
Making Housing in Europe More Sustainable
European knowledge brokerage consortium CORPUS outlines research needs for moving toward sustainable housing in Europe // One third of average citizens’ total…
NJIT professor promotes building material of millennium: Autoclave aerated concrete
The material, best known as AAC, has been heralded as the building material of the new millennium. It's a lightweight, easily-crafted manufactured stone,…
Energy efficiency projects in construction successful despite economic crisis
The Irish Republic has been one of the countries most hard-hit by the financial crisis; “SERVE has been a success during the deepest crisis Ireland has ever…
Simulated Earthquake to Test Building's Durability
That's because a research team that includes Babak Moaveni, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Tufts University School of…