Carol Brightonflipped into Better Buildings & Infrastructure1 day agoAlgae-based blocks could make for a more sustainable buildingverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Adam WilliamsConcrete is a huge contributor to worldwide CO2 emissions, and Concrete Masonry Units (aka cinder blocks or breeze blocks) make up a significant part …
Carol Brightonflipped into Habitat Restoration2 days agoScientists will unleash an army of crabs to help save Florida’s dying reefverified_publisherVox - Benji JonesNot all heroes wear capes. Some are crabs. With giant pincers and rough, spider-like legs, Caribbean king crabs don’t look like your typical heroes. Yet these crustaceans may be key to solving one of the world’s most pressing environmental problems: the decline of coral reefs. In recent decades, …
Carol Brightonflipped into Habitat RestorationStudy finds old pear trees make for surprisingly rich reef habitatsmongabay.com - ElizabethalbertsRiding his bike to work in the Netherlands’ Zeeland province, Tjeerd Bouma passed fields of pear and apple trees. His mind wandered. As a coastal …
Carol Brightonflipped into Better Buildings & InfrastructureBuilding for the future: three eco-cities preparing for overpopulation, rising sea levels and air pollutionsciencefocus.com - Abigail BeallTo cope with surging populations, city planners are starting to look beneath their feet for space As the world’s population continues to rise, space …
Carol Brightonflipped into Habitat Restoration5:04Reefcrete: reducing the environmental footprint of concrete for eco-engineering marine structuresAlly Evans on YouTubeHere is a summary of our research published in Ecological Engineering on novel "Reefcrete" materials for building-in biodiversity enhancements in marine deve...
Carol Brightonflipped into Habitat Restoration3D-printed concrete "Innoreefs" could help restore real coral reefsverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Ben CoxworthEven if environmental factors such as ocean acidification can be addressed, our decimated coral reefs will still need some help growing back. That's …
