The latest sustainable materials trending in 2023
Every year, researchers create new and more exciting sustainable materials that can help save our planet. In pursuit...
How sustainable is using salt as a building material?
Using naturally-occurring resources for construction, such as wood and bamboo, have been used for centuries. Meanwhile,...
Hemp building material is the perfect sustainable insulation
The use of hemp as a material is gaining speed across industries, including health and beauty, textiles, food and...
Can we live in buildings made from living materials?
Humans have used bio-based materials for hundreds of thousands of years. These include materials such as timber...
An innovative rainscreen meets sustainable cladding
A leader in sustainable cladding partnered with an innovative installation designer. The result is a long-lasting,...
Textile architecture by Sollertia blends science and art
When Canadian Architects KANVA formed a vision for the Montreal Biodôme, they eagerly partnered with Sollertia,...
The High Performance Surfing Center honors nature inside and out
When Branco Cavaleiro Architects was asked to develop a plan to house the High Performance Surfing Center in Cabedelo,...
This dad built a backyard coffee shop with repurposed materials
When Julianna Astrid posted about the DIY coffee shop that her dad, Ed, built in his backyard, her social...
New International WELL Building Institute HQ achieves Platinum
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) hired midtown Manhattan studio COOKFOX to design its new headquarters...
Ramboll helps Lombok locals build earthquake-resistant bamboo housing
In 2018 when Lombok was struck by several earthquakes, some measuring up to magnitude 7, local communities around...
The world’s tallest wood building was just completed in Norway
In March 2019, the Mjösa Tower became the tallest wooden building in the world at 18 floors (for a total of 85.4...
6 places to find the best recycled building materials
If construction is in your future — either with a new home build or a remodel — using recycled building materials...
Potato peels offer a sustainable alternative to traditional building materials
Many of the typical building materials used in construction — like medium-density fiberboard (MDF) — contain...
Plastic-eating mushrooms are the new superheroes in combating the growing waste crisis
A new study from the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London says that fungi are capable of expediting the breakdown...
Ecobricks transform plastic trash into reusable building blocks
People are getting creative with plastic waste around the world, and now Ecobricks wants to utilize plastic for...
