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Eco-friendly building materials for hot climates: lessons from the UAE:   Searches for “eco-friendly building materials” and “green building materials” usually show images of timber houses, green roofs and mild climates. Hot, arid regions like the UAE work very differently.   High temperatures, intense sun, dust, sand and heavy cooling loads all shape what “eco-friendly”Continue reading “Eco-Friendly Building Materials for Hot Climates | Lessons from the UAE”

Breeze blocks, also called ventilation blocks, screen blocks or claustra, have returned to contemporary architecture and interiors. They appear in courtyards, façades, stairwells and gardens, reshaping light and air rather than simply closing spaces off. In hot climates like the UAE and wider Gulf, breeze block walls are more than a visual reference. When designedContinue reading “Breeze block wall ideas for shade, privacy & airflow.”

Bio-based building materials have moved from experimental to mainstream in global architecture and construction. Timber, straw, hempcrete, cork and mycelium all now appear in real projects, not just research papers and exhibitions. For the UAE and the Gulf, the landscape is different. The region’s defining agricultural resource is the date palm, and with it, theContinue reading “Bio-based building materials in the UAE: turning date seeds into solid surface.”