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Flexibility and Innovation: Customized Solar Panels for Facade Integration

ArchDaily

Partly because dark colors better harvest sunlight to be turned into electricity, but also because silicon –the primary material used in most high-efficiency photovoltaic panels– tends to be dark in its crystalline form. Read more »

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Henning Larsen releases free catalogs on sustainable design

Archinect

Henning Larsen has expanded its Unboxing Carbon initiative with the release of two open-source catalogs detailing the carbon emissions of building materials for architects and designers. The first catalog, focused on exterior materials, was released in 2022. The first catalog, focused on exterior materials, was released in 2022.

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Renco creates interlocking construction blocks out of recycled materials

Deezen

Florida-based manufacturer Renco has created a building block made of repurposed materials that interlocks and stacks for "LEGO-like" construction. To build with Renco, all that is required is a fork truck to lift up the materials, a glue gun powered by a small generator and a mallet," said the team.

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Edition Office uses concrete and copper to finish Australian apartment block

Deezen

Externally, the blocks are united by their exposed concrete finish, with full-height glazing and perforated copper screens in areas requiring greater shading or privacy. Highly textural concrete was married with precision glass and copper screens, amplifying the qualities and manufacturing process of each.

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Sagrada Familia shows stone "can return to being used as a structural material"

Deezen

Harnessing stone as a structural material can make architecture more enjoyable to both build and inhabit argues Tristram Carfrae, an Arup engineer working on the Sagrada Familia , in this Stone Age 2.0 Stone has become a luxury cladding material, whether used as a rainscreen, or as floor tiling," Carfrae told Dezeen. "We

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Architectural Details: Why Metal Is the Perfect Material for Dynamic Educational Projects

Architizer

As designers imagine the future of educational buildings, the values and materials of today will inform school environments for decades to come. Photo by Rachel Godbe Turning structural staircases into textural focal points, BŌK Modern fabricated their panels from 14GA steel with a primer and powder-coated finish for durability.

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The top 10 material innovations of 2024

Deezen

The realities of climate change have driven another big year in material innovation in 2024. The idea is that the plastic-water mixture is tipped down the sink or toilet so it can finish decomposing in the sewage system a readily accessible watery composting facility.

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