“Though this technology is at its beginning, looking forward, living building materials could be used to improve the efficiency and sustainability of building material production, and could allow ...

By harnessing microalgae as a living building material, they created a replacement for carbon- and energy-intensive portland cement. The zero-carbon bio-concrete is currently in production.

However, these buildings also run at risk of being alienated from new materials and modern building systems that allow them to function optimally today. Integrating new materials and building ...

A new construction biomaterial that uses living microorganisms to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere has been developed by a UCL graduate student and colleagues. The biomaterial, developed ...

New carbon-capturing building materials could help reduce the effects of climate change, according to new research.

Inside The Greenest Office Building In The World Seattle’s Bullitt Center goes way beyond LEED certification. It has entirely zero impact, from clean materials, composting toilets, and rainwater ...