Project Name
Materials for Life (M4L)
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Project Location
South Wales, UK
Year of Completion
2000
Archived Year
2018
Climate
Cfb
Application
Variety
Material and its Properties
Self-Healing Concrete, mixed with bacteria that produces calcium-carbonate to repair and fill cracks
Other Sources
https://phys.org/news/2015-10-uk-major-trial-self-healing-concrete.html https://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-first-building-that-can-heal-its-own-cracks-1704711845 https://io9.gizmodo.com/5956956/living-walls-and-self-healing-concrete-are-the-future-of-architecture]
Recommended Citation
Cardiff University, University of Bath, University of Cambridge, "Materials for Life (M4L)" (2000). Building Case Studies. 426.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/426