Recycled glass could become part of the next big step in sustainable construction. Scientists from the University of Portsmouth in the UK have discovered that recycled glass powder can effectively ...

Glass isn't as easy to recycle as we might think, so we need as many ways to turn it into new products as we can devise. Researchers at the University of Portsmouth have developed a way to use ...

When Germany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, came to Senegal last February for an economic summit, he took a break from conference rooms in the capital city of Dakar to get his hands dirty, ...

Earthen materials have re-emerged as sustainable alternatives to conventional construction due to their low embodied energy, carbon sequestration potential and capacity to utilise locally available ...