Daily Archives: September 12, 2016

Plastics: From Waste to Near Zero-Carbon Building Materials

Plastics littering the oceans will soon have a whole new use, and it might be better than all of its predecessors. New construction-grade building blocks made of recycled plastic take the world’s waste and transform it into strong, lightweight, useful and economical building materials. They might not be pretty to look at, but what they…

2 Architecture Tech Standouts Making a Real Difference

Architecture and design constantly evolve, so it’s standard operating procedure to wonder what’s next on the horizon. Smarter solutions, not just changes for the sake of being new and different, capture the attention of leading architects and architectural firms in 2016. What’s on its way for the remainder of this year and well into the…