As building with wood becomes more popular, interest is growing in other eco-friendly natural materials, like straw, cork, and clay. These resources are often locally available and can be composted ...

The buildings present the entire spectrum of natural materials. They show numerous construction and application methods of the different building materials. This book manifests what is possible using ...

These “fungi tiles” could provide an energy-free solution for cooling buildings. The tiles combine mycelium with organic ...

There’s a circularity here, and a meeting of old and new. Stone is one of the most ancient natural building materials and gargoyles have a venerable history. And yet it is our collective human actions ...

The construction sector is one of the world's biggest polluters. It is responsible for the enormous consumption of natural ...

Researchers have created proof-of-concept transparent woods using almost entirely natural materials, and have explored making them electrically conductive, too. Can you imagine a smartphone with a ...

The Natural Materials and Polymer Processing Group, is headed by Margaret C. Burns Chair in Engineering and Professor in Materials Science and Engineering Caroline Schauer. The NMPP group works ...

Nearly all the United States’ greatest structures—the Empire State Building, the Washington National ... National Museum of Natural History The Hoosier State’s first commercial limestone ...

Biomimetic materials are often so-called because they mimic the forms and functions of natural materials. Lay down crystalline sheets separated by thin organic films, and you have something that ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Natural building materials have been selected for the refurbishment of the clubhouse at a historic five-star hotel in Northumberland.

Natural building materials have been selected for the refurbishment of the clubhouse at a historic five-star hotel in Northumberland.