Bio‐based building materials, derived from renewable agricultural residues and other natural fibres, are gaining prominence due to their low embodied energy and attractive thermal properties. These ...

Bio-based building materials used to be mainstream. The roof of the Pentagon (which was built in the early 1940s) is insulated with horsehair. Until the mid-20th century, the great majority of ...

The building industry extracts, consumes, and ultimately discards more than 3 billion tons of raw material each year. Conventional building materials are globally sourced, carbon-intensive, often ...

Ceramic materials are renowned for their unique properties including high compressive strength, thermal insulation and chemical stability, yet they are inherently brittle. Advances in materials ...

You may have heard the saying “If it’s not grown, it’s mined.” It’s as true for construction materials as it is for anything. The challenge for architects as climate crisis accelerates is to shift the ...