Green construction

Regular cement into which layers of synthetic gel have been injected. Photo: Pixabay

New cement that generates electricity from temperature differences – the beginning of a revolution in smart construction?

A research team has developed a special cement that can generate electricity from temperature differences. Is this a revolution in the construction industry? Researchers at Nanjing University have developed a new cement that can generate electricity only from differences between indoor and outdoor temperatures. Is
Azrieli Towers in Tel Aviv, glass walls. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Israeli startup turns glass walls smart and saves up to 30% energy

The Israeli startup that makes glass walls smart: Innovative technology dramatically reduces energy consumption in high-rise buildings
The goal of the hackathon is to rebuild better, with the goal of building resilience. Nir Oz, February 2024. Photo: Christopher Farnworth

A wrap house: the project that proposes to build smarter and greener wrap houses

In a hackathon for the development of innovative construction solutions for the rehabilitation of the surrounding settlements, a project that proposes to build the homes that were destroyed in the Western Negev in a more environmentally friendly and efficient manner, which will create a high sense of security among the community, won
The new house was built in Shiga Prefecture in central Japan, next to the largest freshwater lake in the country. Photo: Ushijima Architects

Advance construction for flooding

Guarding the house: a Japanese architectural firm has designed a private house that will remain stable and protect its residents - even if the floods hit it hard
The alternative Eiffel Tower - has zero net carbon emissions. Photo: Dassault Systems

What would the Eiffel Tower look like if it was built with green construction

Dassault Systèmes recreates the Eiffel Tower in virtual space to demonstrate greener city planning and infrastructure
"When you read the contents and the schedules, you understand that there is a serious plan here." Photo: Tokyo Metropolitan Government

The Green City - the Japanese version

In Tokyo, a futuristic city is being planned, which is completely sustainable and economically viable. Green utopia or ecological fantasy?
Ido Sela, ECOoncrete. PR photo

The developers of the marine ecological concrete are finalists for the European Patent Office award

Dr. Ido Sela and the late Dr. Shamrit Perkol-Finkel were announced as finalists in the 2022 European Inventor Award competition of the European Patent Office (EPO). The two are founding partners of the Israeli startup Aconcrete, developed
Cement plant and dedicated trucks. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The plastic granules that make the concrete stronger and on the way also environmentally friendly

Polyrock is a concrete in which soft plastic particles are incorporated that are difficult to form in any other way, but it is also cheap, stable and has acoustic and durable properties
Copenhill. The proof that sustainable architecture can be attractive as well as environmentally friendly. Photo: BIG

Surf on a power station

The Kabi Corp certification is awarded to companies that meet a long list of standards related to their social and environmental conduct. Illustration: B Lab

Society without harm | angle

An innovative standard that is currently gaining momentum around the world is the B Corporation (or "B Corp" for short), which is awarded to businesses and organizations with profit goals that are conducted in a socially and environmentally friendly manner. Almost no Israeli companies
The road to recovery. . Image: depositphotos.com

The road to green restoration

Joe Biden, the elected president of the USA. Photo: depositphotos.com

Summary of 2020 in the environment: not only Corona

Following the Corona virus, we were destined to face new challenges that had a great impact on the person and the environment: instead of personal meetings, we switched to meetings on Zoom and other online platforms, we traveled the country and avoided social gatherings
Sea sponges from Wikipedia. By Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OE. - NOAA Photo Library: reef3859, Public Domain, Link

Cement substitutes inspired by nature

The olfactory cells in the nose at the ends of which are CILLIA hairs. Image shutterstock

Smart windows inspired by nose hairs

Ribbed ceiling. Photo: shutterstock

Do biomimetic solutions necessarily also exist?

A smart city in Nigeria. Screenshot from a promotional video of the Nigerian government.

First smart biomimetic city to be built in Nigeria

Almost infinite economic potential. Melodea CEO Yoram Shakdi (right) and founder Shaul Lapidot with plates made of Thai crystals. Photo: Itai Nebo

to produce plastic from wood

The first residential building in the world whose energy it consumes is produced by algae The first residential building in the world whose energy it consumes is produced by algae Photo: Colt International, Arup Deutschland, SSC

the green house

The New York Times Building. Credit: Wikipedia, JLEON (TALK)

Let the sun be a hand / David Baylo

A request for a fair distribution of the gas from a campaign of social organizations and environmental organizations

2013 elections: the parties present an upgraded environmental platform

Hot clinker after leaving the kiln. Image manipulation: Macau500, wikimedia/commons

to build with less greenhouse gases

Burj Khalifa in Dubai - the tallest building in the world since 2009. From Wikipedia

Not only because of the wind - on skyscrapers

Air pollution and carbon emissions, from Wikipedia.

Changes in growth habits

Figure: How the suncatcher project works

Green laws in the US and efforts to clean up China

Solar collectors farm. From Wikipedia

The road to sustainable energy until 2030