Construction Methods

Below are our 14 articles in the construction methods' category:

A Green Roof
Plants have been used on roofs for thousands of years, from sod roofs in Europe to the hanging gardens of Babylon. But in the last 50 years this...
Carbon Footprints and How to Reduce Them
A carbon footprint is used to calculate the amount of damage caused by an individual, household, institution or business to the environment through...
Cob Building
Making buildings with dirt is an idea that's been around almost as long as man has been on earth. We've all done it -as kids most of us built little...
Eco Friendly Construction Methods and Materials
There is an urgent need to address the great challenges of our times: climate change, resource depletion, pollution, and peak oil. These issues are...
Environmentally Friendly, Non Toxic Paint
All paints contain three main components: pigment (colour), a binder (holds the paint together) and a carrier (disperses the binder). With many...
Insulation Materials
Insulation is a key component of sustainable building design. A well insulated home reduces energy bills by keeping warm in the winter and cool in...
Natural Materials and Biomass Roofing
Biomass roofing is the use of plant materials to build roofs. People from around the world have always used whatever vegetation was locally available...
New Developments: Environmentally Friendly Concrete
A potentially sustainable new form of concrete has been recently created that might make it the most environmentally friendly type of building...
Pollution From Construction
The construction industry is a major source of pollution, responsible for around 4% of particulate emissions, more water pollution incidents than any...
Reclaimed Materials
The construction industry is under increasing pressure to become sustainable. One way to address this is through the use of reclaimed materials....
Stone vs Brick
Stone is a beautiful natural material that can be cut to any size, and will enhance the exterior or interior of any building. A stone-clad building...
Using Lime in Building Techniques
Lime has been used in building techniques for over 5,000 years. Archaeological evidence shows it to have been in existence for this time frame due to...
Using Locally Sustainable Materials
Sustainable building is an essential aspect of widening efforts to conceive an ecologically responsible world. A building that is sustainable must,...
What is Eco Friendly Construction?
Eco-friendly, or ecological, construction is building a structure that is beneficial or non-harmful to the environment, and resource efficient....
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