You can’t talk about architectural discourse in the 21st century without discussing sustainable design.
Known for its high rate of carbon dioxide emissions and contributions to air pollution relative to other cornerstone sectors, the buildings and construction industry is gradually implementing greener standards to reduce its heavy ecological footprint.
In addition to the development of smart cities and green buildings, the use of alternative building materials is being explored.
To this end, Israeli company Kenaf Ventures is developing and producing sustainable raw materials made from the kenaf plant (Hibiscus cannabinus) in an effort to decarbonize the construction sector without reducing product quality.
Carbon-heavy construction
Although industrialization ushered in financially efficient technologies to mass produce bricks, concrete, and steel, these common materials all share a high energy cost in terms of raw and finite material extraction, processing, and transportation.
In addition to mining minerals and turning them into cement, concrete and gravel, not separating waste at construction sitesalso contributes to the high rate of carbon emissions. -- More...
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