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KOGAA upcycles construction waste into a plant-filled coffee hub

Inhabitat - Innovation

GROUNDS, a coffee hub in Karlín, Prague, is made from 80% upcycled construction waste.

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Mycocycle uses mushrooms to upcycle old tires and construction waste

TechCrunch: Climate

The startup's fungi use their mycelium to consume oil-based rubbers and plastics, creating new bio-based materials in the process. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Designers made this pavilion out of upcycled paper waste

Inhabitat - Innovation

Originally created for the Copenhagen Art Fair to showcase a new sustainable method of design, the Paper Pavilion is made out of upcycled paper collected from the city itself. The art fair, in its fifth season, had a specific focus on pavilion designs that spotlighted sustainable construction, urbanization and recycling.

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KOGAA upcycles construction waste into a plant-filled coffee hub

AGreenLiving

In Prague’s developing area of Karlín, Czech studio KOGAA has recently completed GROUNDS, an industrial coffee hub with an interior built with 80% construction waste from a previously dismantled project. KOGAA upcycles construction waste into a plant-filled coffee hub. Read more here:Â .

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Recycled plastic to soon pave Los Angeles roads

Inhabitat - Innovation

Substituting asphalt road materials with upcycled plastic waste could spell cost savings for both road construction and waste management endeavors.

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Sustainable Construction Materials: 5 Eco-Friendly Options Revolutionizing The Industry

Green Business Bureau

What are sustainable construction materials? Material technology continues to advance, creating new and novel possibilities for the construction industry. Today, there is a growing variety of sustainable construction materials taking the place of traditional materials. Concrete and Cement. Organic Materials.

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Adorable goat playground raises awareness of upcycling waste

AGreenLiving

NOMAD architects and Karina Aramanda have transformed wood waste into GO[A]T WASTE?, an educational pavilion and animal playground that raises awareness about the merits of upcycling. The GO[A]T WASTE? Adorable goat playground raises awareness of upcycling waste. Installed in the town of ?daži