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What is Embodied Energy of Building Materials?

The Constructor

The embodied energy of building material is the total non-renewable energy or primary energy (carbon released) used throughout its entire life cycle, i.e., extraction, manufacturing, construction, maintenance, and disposal. In other words, it is the sum of greenhouse gas emissions attributed to the material during its life cycle. Embodied energy is a parameter evaluated to […].

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Automating Construction: Why The Construction Industry Will Eventually Embrace Robots

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Automating Construction – Modern technology is helping the construction and automobile industry to grow further and cut down the extra time and effort to learn about the industry. There is a piece of construction equipment in all construction industry sectors, and construction software is used to make the industry grow further at a rapid phase. […].

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The Politics of Adobe in West Texas

Natural Building

Adobe is the humblest of building materials, for which earth, straw, and water are formed into bricks and then dried in the sun. It appears in arid places where dirt is the cheapest and most abundant natural resource. Adobe buildings have thick walls for structural integrity, and the earthen bricks can keep the interior cool. Some of the world’s oldest cities, going back to 9500 BC, were made of mud bricks.

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