Engineers in Australia have developed a new building material with about one quarter of concrete’s carbon footprint, while reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill. The material, known as cardboard-confined rammed earth, is composed entirely of cardboard, water and soil and is both reusable and recyclable. Cardboard has previously been used in temporary structures …
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Cardboard and earth advance sustainable construction

Study lead author Dr Jiaming Ma holding the cardboard-confined rammed earth material. (Image: RMIT University)