The built environment has a direct impact on the daily lives of virtually every individual and community on the planet. The building industry itself, however, also has significant impacts on the ...

A pilot project in Georgia is addressing one of the home insulation industry's most persistent sustainability challenges — the disposal of hard-to-recycle plastic packaging that typically ends up in ...

A mortar made from recycled plastic and silica aerogel that improves insulation and reduces plastic waste has been developed ...

ATLANTA — Fiberglass insulation is a common choice for most American homes and while the fluffy insulation is made of recycled materials, the plastic packaging it comes in often ends up in landfills.

If you live near the Mediterranean Sea, you might be familiar with little balls of seaweed that regularly wash up on the beach. These come from the Posidonia oceanica plant (better known as Neptune ...

A reliable insulation system is paramount to achieving and maintaining optimal energy efficiency, as it reduces energy losses, and ultimately, heating and cooling costs. In this article, we examine ...

While the bioeconomy is developing all over France and Europe, the issue of waste has been brought to the forefront with the recent adoption of the law on waste and circular economy. And a number of ...

Homes may one day benefit from improved acoustic insulation with an orange flavor after researchers in Spain managed to turn waste material from orange trees into high-performance acoustic insulation.

World's first cellulose aerogel made of paper waste is biodegradable, non-toxic, flexible and ultra-strong, report researchers. This novel material is ideal for applications such as oil spill cleaning ...

The built environment has a direct impact on the daily lives of virtually every individual and community on the planet. The building industry itself, however, also has significant impacts on the ...