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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. Since concrete is the world's most widely consumed material after water [.]

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

Building and Interiors

Moreover, the versatile range of building materials required in construction demands immense technical knowledge. Additionally, it controls seepage, hazardous waste materials, and also the groundwater flow. Grout does not work in decomposable building materials. Grouting requires different grouting materials.

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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. The meaning of adhesives: Adhesive is an umbrella term for substances that join, bind, hold, or fasten two or more materials together. Advantages of adhesives: Versatility: The adhesive force ensures the binding of different types of materials together.

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Translucent and reflective surfaces ricochet light around Cologne apartment

Deezen

German architecture studio Demo Working Group has removed all non-structural walls from this 1970s high-rise apartment in Cologne , creating a utilitarian open-plan interior. Named Kier after its address on Kierberger Straße, the apartment is set in a housing block built in 1972.

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

Deezen

MIT's Digital Structures group has built a demo structure using tree forks as joints. The researchers believe their system could reduce the environmental impact of construction by offering a replacement for high-strength but emissions-intensive virgin materials such as steel, which are usually needed to form structural components.

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New concrete vaulted floor suggests path to cutting carbon emissions

Deezen

The multidisciplinary team has completed a full-scale demo of the floor, built inside a Cambridge University Civil Engineering Department facility, and hopes the innovation will be adopted by the construction industry to reduce its carbon emissions. Demo shows minimum 60 per cent reduction in emissions. The demo floor measures 4.5