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How the Construction Industry Can Source Sustainable Materials
Green
Monday July 26 2021

How the Construction Industry Can Source Sustainable Materials

Sustainable goods and services are in high demand. As eco-consumerism rates expand, businesses must adopt new practices, meeting marketable needs. Companies can develop customer loyalty, increase...

Can Bamboo Make For More Sustainable Reinforced Concrete?
Green
Wednesday March 2 2016

Can Bamboo Make For More Sustainable Reinforced Concrete?

Composite bamboo materials could have a transformative impact upon the global construction sector by raising the sustainability and economy of key building materials such as reinforced...

Busting the Bamboo Con
Business
Wednesday February 17 2016

Busting the Bamboo Con

You’ve all heard it. Most of you have likely bought it. Guaranteed, you’ve seen advertising or marketing or TV ads promoting this amazing ‘bamboo fabric’ or...

The Bamboo Revival: Green Structures
Structural
Thursday March 12 2015

The Bamboo Revival: Green Structures

Bamboo is one of the world’s oldest structural materials and has been used in construction for centuries. Now new research could potentially bolster its continued resurgence...

Vietnam Firm Trials Low-cost ‘S-House’
Residential
Tuesday January 27 2015

Vietnam Firm Trials Low-cost ‘S-House’

Vo Van Duong's bamboo and coconut leaf house looks much like others deep in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. But unlike them, his seemingly simple abode is designed...

Engineered Bamboo: The Green Evolution
Green
Friday September 19 2014

Engineered Bamboo: The Green Evolution

Bamboo is an appealing green building option but there are limitations to the product. MIT researchers are looking for ways to engineer the grass to create...