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Paper and cardboard as sustainable building materials are currently the subject of research and testing. They can be produced inexpensively, are made from renewable raw materials and are completely recyclable. The focus of their application is on temporary uses, such as for transitional schools, emergency shelters or "microhomes". Properly protected from moisture and fire, the material proves to be durable. Design and aesthetic qualities are by no means neglected, as case studies by Pritzker Prize winner Shigeru Ban demonstrate: the Chengdu Elementary School, the Paper Concert Hall in Aquila or the Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch all provided a sign of hope after devastating earthquakes. This introduction explains the technology of building with cardboard and paper and shows a wide range of examples.

Building materials. Building technology --- Architecture --- corrugated board --- paper [fiber product] --- building paper --- papier --- Ban, Shigeru --- Construction en carton --- Détail de construction --- Structure légère --- Papier --- Matériau recyclé --- Construction durable --- Constructions en carton --- Fibres végétales (matériaux de construction) --- Sustainable architecture --- Building materials --- Plant fibers as building materials --- Architecture durable --- Construction --- Fibres végétales (Matériaux de construction) --- Matériaux --- Architectuur. --- Duurzaam ; bouwen.

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The 21st century will face a radical paradigm change in how we produce construction materials - a shift towards cultivating, breeding, raising, farming, or growing future resources. The book presents new industrialized production methods and innovative cultivated building materials, like cement grown by bacteria, bricks made of mushroom mycelium or bamboo fibers as reinforcement for concrete. Aiming to build a bridge from scientific research to product development and application, the book describes the contribution of a wide range of professionals and innovators.

Béton armé --- Construction --- Ressources naturelles --- Matériaux --- fibrous composite --- biopolymers --- natural resources --- reinforced concrete --- Building materials. Building technology --- Materials sciences --- bamboo [material] --- forming [physical activity] --- building materials --- Reinforced concrete --- Composite-reinforced concrete --- Building materials --- Natural resources --- 691 <03> --- 691 <03> Building materials. Building components--Naslagwerken. Referentiewerken --- Building materials. Building components--Naslagwerken. Referentiewerken --- National resources --- Resources, Natural --- Resource-based communities --- Resource curse --- Architectural materials --- Architecture --- Building --- Building supplies --- Buildings --- Construction materials --- Structural materials --- Materials --- Concrete, Composite-reinforced --- Reinforced concrete, Composite --- -Reinforced concrete --- Ferrocement --- Structural concrete --- Concrete --- Economic aspects --- Béton armé. --- Ressources naturelles. --- Matériaux. --- Reinforced concrete. --- Composite-reinforced concrete. --- Building materials. --- Natural resources. --- Plant fibers as building materials --- Béton renforcé de composites --- Fibres végétales (Matériaux de construction) --- Matériau de construction --- Bambou --- Fibres --- Typologie des matériaux --- Béton armé --- Matériaux