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Vans revamps its West London flagship store as a skatepark

The Spaces

The sophisticated material departs from plywood and concrete typically favoured for skate ramps and bowls and was designed by Milanese firm Andrea Caputo Studio for the stores revamp. Vans first opened its flagship on Oxford Street back in 2019).

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Six material innovations aimed at slashing concrete's outsized carbon footprint

Deezen

After Seratech's carbon-neutral cement won the 2022 Obel Award , Dezeen has rounded up six ways in which researchers are working to decarbonise concrete – the single most polluting building material in the world. Biogenic Limestone by Minus Materials. Find out more about Seratech ›. Supported by a $3.2 million (£2.7

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Grouting for buildings: All you need to know! (+demo videos)

Building and Interiors

Why does it happen that newly constructed buildings develop problems of seepage, loose joints, or cracks over time? Building construction remains an extremely complex and challenging task. Building construction remains an extremely complex and challenging task. This mixture is used in filling gaps during construction.

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Adhesives or Sealants: How to choose the right product for a specific job? (+Demo videos)

Building and Interiors

These construction chemicals sometimes use the same material for their preparation. So, it becomes extremely important to understand the difference between these construction chemicals so that we can choose the perfect product for the perfect job. Some of the common types used in building construction are: adhesive glue.

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Sustainable Practice: Is Construction on the Cusp of a Green Cement Revolution?

Architizer

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have made a breakthrough in the development of low carbon cement, by University of Cambridge, Materials Processing Institute Some countries have made progress. A material which, the BBC argues, “forms the foundation of the modern economy, both literally and metaphorically.”

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MIT engineers build load-bearing structures using tree forks instead of steel joints

Deezen

Discarded tree forks could replace load-bearing joints in architecture projects using a construction technique developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT's Digital Structures group has built a demo structure using tree forks as joints.

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New concrete vaulted floor suggests path to cutting carbon emissions

Deezen

A type of flooring that uses 75 per cent less concrete than the current standard has been invented by researchers at the universities of Bath, Cambridge and Dundee, who say it could make a "major difference" to the construction industry's carbon footprint. Demo shows minimum 60 per cent reduction in emissions.