Category: Construction, Building and Insulation
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EU targets construction chemicals cartel
The European Commission has stepped up its crackdown on alleged cartels by issuing a Statement of Objections to ten construction chemicals manufacturers and three national trade associations over suspected price-fixing.
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Building sector’s appetite for sustainability wanes amid cost and geopolitical concerns
https://www.eco-business.com/news/building-sectors-appetite-for-sustainability-wanes-amid-cost-and-geopolitical-concerns
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Avantium Announces Offtake Agreement with PLIXXENT for FDCA in Insulation Foams
Using PEF in insulation foams? The most absurd idea of 2025. Come on, if this is not greenwashing then I don’t know. PLIXXENT is officially the biggest greenwasher around. If you need to communicate on your offtake agreements … then it’s pretty bad already.
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Biodegradable Metafilm Offers Breakthrough in Sustainable Cooling (FREE)
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Extraterrestrial Habitats: Bioplastics for Life Beyond Earth (FREE)
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AI paves the way towards green cement (FREE)
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Researchers develop bioplastic metafilm for cooling (FREE)
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“Miracle” Bioplastic Reflects 99 Percent Of Sun’s Rays, Massively Reducing Building Energy Use (FREE)
Read “Miracle” Bioplastic Reflects 99 Percent Of Sun’s Rays, Massively Reducing Building Energy Use
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India to build 200 km of plastic waste road
India to build to 200 km of plastic waste road
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Western North Brabant becomes hotspot for biobased building blocks for the construction industry
Western North Brabant becomes hotspot for biobased building blocks for the construction industry
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Awarded research on lignin foam as a fossil-free insulation material
Awarded research on lignin foam as a fossil-free insulation material
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Enhancing sustainability in concrete construction: A comprehensive review of plastic waste as an aggregate material
Enhancing sustainability in concrete construction: A comprehensive review of plastic waste as an aggregate material
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How a Singapore startup convinced firms that waste plastic can be used to pave roads
Persuading firms in the construction and waste management sectors – both set in their ways – to accept Magorium’s new method that could potentially close the loop for waste plastic was challenging. Why fix a process that isn’t broken, many would ask, says the startup founder Oh Chu Xian.
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Bio-based, fire-resistant composites become mainstream
Projects use Duplicor prepreg panels with highest Euroclass B fire performance without fire retardants for reduced weight, CO2 footprint in sustainable yet affordable roofs, high-rise façades and modular housing.
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Reducing the Use of Plastic in Modern Construction
The use of plastics for construction has become a major environmental concern. Reducing reliance on plastics and replacing them with sustainable construction materials can lead to a greener future. This article explores the use of plastics in construction and the shift towards alternative eco-friendly materials.
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Lingrove Secures $10 M for plant-based interiors
Lingrove Secures $10 Million in Financing to Ramp up Production of ekoa® – Plant-based Surfaces and Panels for Climate-friendly, Healthy Interiors
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What Role Could Biodegradable Materials Play in Building and Construction?
Industries around the globe are reevaluating their practices to incorporate environmentally friendly materials for a sustainable future.
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Novel composite from PHA, PLA and cellulose microfibers for building envelope applications
Development of a novel sandwich-structured composite from biopolymers and cellulose microfibers for building envelope applications
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Potential of biocomposites in construction
Java and Jam are experimental pavilions that utilise the usage of formworks comprised primarily of coffee grounds and grape pomace.
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How companies are dealing with emission problem of cement production
It’s a problem if countries want to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, as the 4 billion tons of cement produced every year accounts for 8 percent of total CO2 emissions.
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Wood Is Not the Climate-friendly Building Material Some Claim it to Be
Well, it’s not rocket science that deforestation is not climate friendly. The only people who believe that cutting down forests is climate friendly, are usually present at the net zero bourgeois garden parties of the EU commission.
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The Making of BioHome3D – The World’s First 100% Biobased 3D Printed Home (Video)
This project was a hub and spoke program by the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center, Oak Ridge National Labs, and NatureWorks.
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NSK Develops World’s First Bioplastic Retaining Piece for Ball Screws
NSK develops NSK S1™ bioplastic*1 retaining piece. 100% plant-derived material achieves 90% lower carbon footprint
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Architects have created biodegradable building blocks using fungus
The installations are lightweight, fire-resistant, and have good insulation properties.
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DOE and GSA Select 20 “Green” Technologies to Test in Real-World Buildings
In collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Building Technologies Office (BTO), the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Green Proving Ground (GPG) program has selected 20, novel building technologies to test in real-world buildings that could help commercial buildings decarbonize.
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Aciturri joins r-LightBioCom project for bio-based HPC advancement
r-LightBioCom and the reduction of the environmental impact of HPCs, the new composites
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Transparent Wood for Energy-Efficient Buildings
Exploring the Potential of Transparent Wood in Creating Energy-Efficient Buildings
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UPM Biochemicals and URSA Partner on Sustainable Insulation
UPM Biochemicals and URSA develop new sustainable insulation to achieve step change in the environmental performance of the construction materials industry
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Biobased asphalt with lignin can cut emissions up to 60%
The Dutch asphalt sector can reduce emissions by 30% to 60% by using biobased asphalt in which fossil bitumen has been replaced by lignin and other components from plant residues, according to new figures from Wageningen Food & Biobased Research.
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Researchers make high-quality building boards from pruning waste without added glue
Now that the housing challenge in the Netherlands is coinciding with ambitious climate targets, biobased construction is in the spotlight
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This House Is Made Entirely of Plastic
35,000 trash bags to make a recycled tiny home. Some of the furniture pieces were made from plastic cups and straws.
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The Resurgence of Flax as a Building Material
Scientists are now exploring how flax can be used as a building material, which could help the world move away from its heavy reliance on environmentally damaging building processes towards a more environmentally-friendly future.
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Hempitecture Opens US Plant
Hempitecture Celebrates Ribbon-Cutting for First-of-its-kind, U.S.-Based Manufacturing Facility
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Bioplastics Refugee Shelters
These plant-based refugee shelters were made to survive typhoons
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House Made of Plastic Bottles
Duo Use 16,000 Plastic Bottles to Build Eco-Friendly Home That Stays Naturally Cool
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Shellmet, the Helmet Made from Waste Scallop Shells
Shellmet is a new helmet design by TBWA\Hakuhodo’s creative team and Osaka-based Koushi Chemical Industry Co, made using Hokkaido’s discarded scallop shells
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Testing Plastic Waste Roads in the US
‘Plastic roads’ are paved with good intentions – and trash
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KTH Develops New Biodegradable Plastics
Wood-based plastic may enable circular home furnishings and building materials
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First 100% Bio-based 3D-printed Home
First 100% bio-based 3D-printed home unveiled at the University of Maine
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Kraton and NAPA Partner on Net Zero Asphalt
Kraton Corporation, a leading global sustainable producer of specialty polymers and high-value biobased products derived from pine wood pulping co-products, announces its sponsorship of The Road Forward, an initiative of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) to achieve net zero carbon emission asphalt pavements by 2050.
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Developing Building Supplies from Wood Based Plastic
Highly reinforced and degradable lignocellulose biocomposites by polymerization of new polyester oligomers
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Flinders University Study on Sustainable Concrete
An international research group is building a case for more sustainable concrete by replacing synthetic reinforcement materials with natural fibres and materials from difference waste streams.
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Israeli Researcher Develops Mycelium Insulating Material
Israeli develops insulation material from mushrooms
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New Bio Aggregate for Cement Mix
How does a New Bio-Aggregate Function in a Cement Mix?
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Bioplastic Revolving Doors
Design collective Softspace Digital has built a pavilion at Chart Art Fair from natural materials including coconut-fibre bioplastic and timber
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Lignin Asphalt to be Tested in Canada
First lignin based asphalt to be trialed in British Columbia, Canada
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Biocomposites in the Construction Industry
Architects and designers are looking into the possibilities of composite materials made with natural elements.
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Stora Enso NeoLigno Structural Boards and Building Elements
100% fossil-free structural boards and building elements with NeoLigno® by Stora Enso
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Masonry Block Made from Algae
Masonry blocks from microalgae-based bio-cement offer zero carbon alternative
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Obayashi Develops Lignin Cleat
Obayashi Corporation has developed a ‘lignin cleat’ that can fix CO2 to concrete structures for a long period of time by adding woody biomass to concrete.
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Nextleaf and Hempcrete Natural Partner on Hempcrete
Nextleaf Licenses U.S. Patent to Hempcrete Natural
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Biocement Made Entirely out of Waste
NTU Singapore scientists create renewable biocement entirely out of waste material
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Steelphalt Launches Lignin Asphalt
Steelphalt, A Harsco Environmental Company, Launched Carbon- Negative Asphalt Product
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American Indian Communities to Test Hempcrete Building
American Indian communities will build houses with hempcrete
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First Biocomposite Bridge Inauguration
The flax bridge for pedestrians and cyclists will be inaugurated during the Floriade International Horticultural Exhibition in Almere on April 22nd.
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3D Printing Wood and Mycelium Composites for Buildings
3D Printing Wood and Mycelium Composites for Sustainable Building
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Biopolymers to Enhance Soil Mechanical Properties
Biopolymers as a sustainable solution for the enhancement of soil mechanical properties
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Spent Coffee Grounds as Building Material
Spent Coffee Grounds as Building Material for Non-Load-Bearing Structures
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A Village in Bioplastic
What if I told you that they intend to build a village made in bioplastics?
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to Develop New York Hemp Industry
Sustainable Building Through Hemp
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Iowa to Test Plastic Asphalt
Iowa DOT testing recycled plastic in asphalt to help roads last longer
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New NatureWorks HQ and Advanced Biopolymers Research Centre
NatureWorks to Open New Headquarters and Advanced Biopolymers Research and Development Facility
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US Partnership to 3D Print Plant-Based Housing
Black Buffalo 3D Announces Pact to 3D Print Plant-Based Affordable Housing
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Can We Build a House like Lego?
Is this “lego-inspired” technique the most sustainable construction method?
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Shell Plastics to Asphalt Video
The revolutionary asphalt mix contains a specially engineered asphalt additive derived from 100% recycled plastics, allowing for lower energy use and carbon emissions during asphalt production and installation, while simultaneously reducing plastic waste.
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Meijer and Dow Partner on Plastic Waste Asphalt
Meijer brings recycled plastic bags full circle to Michigan store parking lot in pilot program using Dow technology
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Turning Plastic Waste into Planks
Article on Reuters about turning plastic waste into planks for the construction industry
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University of Idaho Goes 3D Wood for Construction
U of I Earns $4M to Build 3D-Printing Technology, Furthering Sustainable Building Construction Techniques
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Bioplastics to Protect Buildings from Impact
Running shoe material inspired 3D-printed design to protect buildings from impact damage
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Canada Goes Lignin Asphalt
Lignin from Canadian forests: the secret ingredient for greener roads
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University of Manchester Invents Cosmic Concrete
Affordable housing in outer space: Scientists develop cosmic concrete from space dust and astronaut blood
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Scaling Up Plastic Waste to Concrete Additive
Alliance and CRDC Partner to Scale Up Conversion of Hard-to-recycle Plastic Waste into Concrete Additive
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Recycling PLA Cutlery into Insulating Foam
Plastic cutlery can be recycled into home-insulating foam – new NZ research
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Plastic Energy and Sabic Groundbreaking Ceremony
A look back at the groundbreaking ceremony for our new advanced recycling plant in the Netherlands with partner SABIC.
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University of Missouri and Dow Partner on Plastic Waste Road
University of Missouri and Dow will use plastic waste to build a road.
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PVC Preferred Material for Water Infrastructure
PVC Ranks Favorably Among Piping Materials Used in U.S. Water Projects
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First 3D Printed Bridge in Steel
Is 3D printing technology finally taking off? It’s maybe more than a bridge; it’s a smart bridge
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EU Consortium for Auto, Construction and Electrical Appliance Plastic Waste
European project to recover contaminated plastics from automotive, construction and electrical appliance industry waste
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Building a House with Hemp from Scratch
See how hemp is cultivated, processed and used to build a house in this movie
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Recycling PLA into Insulation Foam
Recycling and rheology of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) to make foams using supercritical fluid featured
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