TAMPERE, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Concrete is widely used as a construction material, but it has a substantial environmental impact. When a building is demolished, what happens to all the concrete?
Meeting the climate goals for a sustainable built environment is quite a challenge. The use of bio-based construction materials and systems is one of the solutions that may contribute. Several ...
At the University of Toronto, just across the street from the football stadium, workers are putting up a 14-story building with space for classrooms and faculty offices. What’s unusual is how they’re ...
Thermal bridges represent discontinuities in the insulation layer of building envelopes, where conductive materials enable an increased rate of heat transfer between the interior and exterior ...
Rising demands for energy efficiency, technical functionality, and interior comfort in buildings necessitate the development of more efficient building envelope constructions. The building envelope ...