Researchers in Germany have developed bio-concrete from urine, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional cement.

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Concrete and steel create a lot of buildings--a lot of CO2, too. Now, new EU regulations require builders and developers to ...

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A New Hampshire nonprofit organization feeling the effects of rising prices is turning to cost-saving building materials.

Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed an innovative way to produce sustainable building material from ...

Lichen is an understated presence in our everyday world, often found clinging to trees and rocks. Its true beauty lies in its unique symbiotic system of fungi and algae, or cyanobacteria, that form a ...

Explore how concrete towers in the Global South reflect development, colonial legacies, and the quest for sustainable ...