Hello fediverse!
I guess a short #introduction is due: I am an architect and academic trying to avoid other social media and eager to see the fediverse grow. I wish all universities would have their own instances but they don't (yet), so thanks a lot to the @FediverseFoundation for hosting me.
I teach #architecture , #construction and #BuildingMaterials but I am also engaged in #UniversityManagement and #internationalisation .
I will probably post about all this and many other random topics in both English and German, sometimes Spanish, eventually Italian. You can filter languages in your preferences in case you don't want a Babel in your timeline.
Give me some time to get started and see you out there in the 'verse!
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Would You Feel Safe Living In A City Built On A Foundation Made From The Lava Of A Volcano? That May Be The Future Of Icelandic Construction. » TwistedSifter https://www.byteseu.com/967873/ #Architecture #builders #BuildingMaterials #CityConstruction #CityFoundation #Iceland #Lava #lavaforming #magma #Science #SingleTopic #Top #volcano
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#Bangkok tower #collapse: Chinese contractors under scrutiny amid ‘ #tofubuilding’ claims
"Massive Myanmar #earthquake reveals cracks in Bangkok’s ‘tofu buildings’
The collapse of a 30-storey tower in #Thailand’s capital during last week’s earthquake has raised questions about the use of shoddy #buildingmaterials and alleged #corruption in the Thai #construction industry tied to #Chinese #contractors." #MadeInChina
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3304851/bangkok-tower-collapse-chinese-contractors-under-scrutiny-amid-tofu-building-claims
As the historic town of Leuven strives to become carbon neutral, it is transforming how its building are made – and demolished. Are there lessons for the rest of the world?
#deconstruction #buildingreuse #buildingmaterials #recycling #reuse #zerocarbon #design #building #construction
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Climate-forward concrete stakeholders turn to cities and states for support
#climateaction #lowcarbon #decarbonization #concrete #cement #buildings #infrastructure #lowcarboncement #sustainablecement #sustainability #buildingindustry #buildingmaterials #concreteindustry #climatepolicy
https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2024/low-carbon-concrete-climate-action/814071
www.triplepundit.comWhen It Comes to Climate Action, the U.S. Construction Industry Is Still InThe construction industry provides a good example of the potential for U.S. businesses to continue making significant progress on climate action. Key stakeholders are working with innovators to tackle one of the most notorious global greenhouse gas emitters, the production of concrete.
Iceland’s National Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale Explores Lava as Sustainable Building Material https://www.byteseu.com/517622/ #Architecture #BuildingMaterials #Geolocation #Iceland #Italy #Pavilions #SustainableArchitecture #Venice #VeniceArchitectureBiennale2025 #volcano
Solar innovators have a see-through trick up their sleeves
#solar #solarpower #solarwindow #solarenergy #renewableenergy #greenenergy #cleanenergy #cleanpower #greeneconomy #manufacturing #thinfilmsolar #solarpanels #solarcells #architecture #glass #buildings #buildingmaterials #transparentsolar #windowglass
CleanTechnica · It's Happening: See-Through Solar Windows Replace Fossil EnergyThe see-through solar field is poised for widespread adoption, with an energy efficiency bonus in addition to generating clean electricity.
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@glynmoody interesting article, however perhaps do both under an #IntegratedLandUsePolicy? #Timber from homegrown #CommercialForests is essential to mitigating #ClimateBreakdown through replacing more #Carbon intensive #BuildingMaterials & import substitution. Our forest cover is woeful compared with European average. Why not properly regulate our investment in forests, improve the silviculture & hence biodiversity. Oh, & '#NativeForest is commercial too, given #CarbonCredits
I finally completed this edition of my newsletter. It's about #BuildingMaterials and #EnergyEfficiency and #ClimateChange. You can read it here: https://open.substack.com/pub/davastewart/p/buildings-materials?r=ym2wd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
davastewart.substack.comBuildings: MaterialsMaterials used in new construction are important, but those available to improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings might be even more important
Maybe there will be eco-friendly #concrete replacement in the near future! #environment #buildingMaterials #climateSolutions
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/researcher-accidentally-discovers-material-stronger-120000930.html
Yahoo · Researcher accidentally discovers material that’s stronger and cheaper than concrete — and its potential is dizzying
Learn more about the HopfON founding team, which aims to make the #constructionindustry more #sustainable by producing recyclable, climate-friendly #buildingmaterials from hop waste: http://go.tum.de/754800
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www.tum.deHops as a circular building materialUpcycling: The founding team of HopfON produces recyclable and climate-friendly building materials from agricultural waste.
The new issue of our TUMcampus magazine is here! 
Learn more about Caroline Leiss, the new head of our university library, as well as sustainable #BuildingMaterials, #spatialAI, #DigitalEducation technologies and more: https://go.tum.de/216044
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www.tum.deA librarian with a passionShe has a passion for her job: the new head of the TUM University Library, Caroline Leiss. In this issue you can also get to know architect Jeannette Kuo, who is researching sustainable building materials. Or read an interview with Enkelejda Kasneci about how ChatGPT can lead to greater educational equity. Also in the issue: statistician Emmanuel Owiredu Odame, who came to TUM from Ghana with the TUM.Africa Talent Program to research jet lag syndrome.
Old ruined bothy #ruin #bothy #sandstone #BuildingMaterials
World’s first 100% bio-based #3Dprinted home in maine is built with sawdust and corn https://www.designboom.com/architecture/biohome3d-3d-printed-bio-based-university-of-maine-01-06-2023/ #ConstructionIndustry #BuildingMaterials #Architecture #Design
designboom | architecture & design magazineworld's first 100% bio-based 3D-printed home in maine is built with sawdust and cornthe bio-based 3D-printed ‘biohome3D’ features 100% wood insulation and printed floors, walls, and roofs from wood fibers and bio-resins.
Spoiler alert: it was a different see-through solar window company
#Patagonia #Solar #solarpower #solarenergy #buildings #architecture #architect #architecturaldesign #windows #window #photovoltaik #renewableenergy #energy #electricity #electricite #buildingmaterials #buildingindustry #buildingconstruction
https://cleantechnica.com/2022/12/28/see-through-solar-windows-turn-houses-into-powerhouses/
CleanTechnicaSee-Through Solar Windows Turn Houses Into PowerhousesSee-through solar windows are crossing the Valley of Death that separates labwork from the world of commerce.
Hi. I guess the thing is to do here is an #intro
Live in #Boise ; raised in #portland #oregon
Married to my high school sweetheart. Have two college-aged kids.
Work on #marketing #digital #consulting #food #buildingmaterials
#goducks alum
Into #music #guitars #travel #urbanism #architecture #surfing #beaches #music #coffee
I believe in...
...the power of #entrepreneurship to improve lives and our society.
... collective action
... #systemsthinking and individual responsibility.
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It's got rudimentary search by zip code to allow for filtering of the nearest manufacturing plants for a variety of #buildingmaterials, both raw and processed (i.e. #concrete, #steel)
#sustainability #embodiedcarbon #se2050 #ClimateAction #ec3 #epd