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Softblock rug revives "world's oldest rug-making technique"

Deezen

Rug manufacturer Peace Industry used an endangered Iranian felting technique to develop this colourful reversible rug with a different pattern on each side. We have managed to reverse this trend by reintroducing a high-quality sustainable product that has both an ancient and modern appeal." The photography is by Aassttiinn.

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Architecture in Mexico: Projects Using Stone

ArchDaily

Image Due to their aesthetic, sustainable, durable, and resistant qualities, stone materials have accompanied the disciplines of architecture and engineering since their origins. As is known, in Mexico, stone has been a fundamental element in pre-Hispanic constructions where experimentation was done with vaults, ashlars, masonry, etc.

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Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture triumphs as Dezeen Awards 2024 sustainability winners revealed

Deezen

Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture has won Dezeen Awards 2024 sustainable project of the year following the announcement of all six sustainability category winners at a party in London. The sustainability master jury described the renovation as "ambitious and surgically done".

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Dattner debuts a record-setting new 26-story passive house high-rise in the Bronx

Archinect

Dattner Architects recently celebrated the opening of a new 26-story affordable housing project in New York City it says sets a new standard for the application of one of the building industry’s most sustainable techniques in the design of high-rise apartment structures.

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Christien Meindertsma invents technique for 3D printing with wool

Deezen

Meindertsma's robot works like a 3D printer to build up layers of wool "The Wobot is a collaborative robot that makes it possible to build three-dimensional structures with wool industrially for the first time, without adding any material or using water in the felting process," said Meindertsma.

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NJIT's Upcoming eLCAd Symposium Builds Cross-Disciplinary Bridges in Design and Environmental Life Cycle Assessment

Archinect

Sustainability is more than a buzzword for the team behind New Jersey Institute of Technology's (NJIT) upcoming Environmental Life Cycle Assessment in Design Symposium , better known as eLCAd. When it comes to sustainable design approaches and best practices, there are numerous conferences and symposiums to talk about and attend.

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The Nubian Vault: Applying Old Construction Techniques to Modern Building Problems

Architizer

Using techniques passed down through generations, the ancient people of Nubia crafted gently curving vaults that were so extraordinary and resilient to the sands of time that they have endured for millennia. Sustainability, though perhaps anachronistic, has always been a key feature of the Nubian vault.