Cardboard and Earth Combine to Create Low-Carbon Alternative to Concrete

This surprising building material is strong, cheap, and sustainable

A team at RMIT University has created a cement-free construction material using only cardboard, soil, and water. Strong enough for low-rise buildings, it reduces emissions, costs, and waste compared to concrete. The lightweight, on-site process makes it ideal for remote areas, while its thermal properties naturally cool buildings. Researchers see it as a key step toward greener, more resilient architecture.

Would you live in a house made of earth and cardboard?

Researchers have created a construction material from cardboard, water and soil, which is strong, and low in carbon emissions and cost.

Cardboard and earth combine to create low-carbon alternative to concrete

Engineers in Australia have developed a new building material with about one quarter of concrete's carbon footprint, while reducing waste going to landfill. The research is published in the journal Structures.

Australian engineers develop reusable building material with quarter carbon footprint

Sydney: Engineers in Australia have developed a new reusable and recyclable building material made from cardboard, soil, and water that has approximately one-quarter of the carbon footprint of...

Australian engineers create reusable building material with quarter carbon footprint

Engineers in Australia have developed a recyclable building material made from cardboard, soil and water that has just a quarter of the carbon footprint of conventional concrete

Australian engineers develop reusable building material with quarter carbon footprint - tennews.in: National News Portal

Sydney, Sep 22 (IANS) Engineers in Australia have developed a new reusable and recyclable building material made from cardboard, soil, and water that has approximately one-quarter of the carbon footprint of concrete. This innovative material, called cardboard-confined rammed earth, could significantly cut the carbon footprint of construction, while reducing waste going to landfill, according to […] The post Australian engineers develop reusable …