Building Materials

Green Impact School made from sugarcane waste signals a new era in sustainable construction

Sugarcrete transforms sugarcane waste into a green building material that could replace bricks and concrete while cutting carbon emissions by 80%.

Green Impact Coral-inspired technology turns atmospheric CO₂ into durable, fireproof building materials

Green Impact New building materials could lock away billions of tons of CO2

Green Impact Lifesaving new gel significantly improves wildfire protection for homes and communities

Discoveries Common plastics could passively cool and heat buildings

Discoveries Sugarcrete: A Sweet Solution to Sustainable Construction

Discoveries Meet Farmscraper: The 51-story office skyscraper and hydroponics farm

Discoveries Turning high-rise buildings into batteries

Good News 51-story ‘Farmscraper’ is part office skyscraper part hydroponic farm

Green Impact Transparent wood promises to become the window to the future?

Discoveries Could transparent wood be the window to the future?

Good News New eco-friendly Israeli home, built from hemp

Innovations Building real buildings on the blockchain

Discoveries Want to reduce your carbon footprint? Build a smaller house with no basement

Innovations Translucent concrete makes it possible to create customised facades at low cost

Green Impact Is Transparent Wood the Window to the Future

Innovations New 3D printable phase-changing materials can regulate temperatures inside buildings