MaterialX Innovation Hub

Projects

In our pursuit to revolutionize the construction industry with sustainable and smart materials, we spearhead a range of projects that stand testament to our commitment towards innovation and environmental conservation. Here’s a glimpse of some of the projects we are currently involved in and those that we have successfully completed:

Ongoing

Carbon Capture and Utilization
Carbon Capture and Utilization

Carbon is permanently stored in cementitious materials to improve performance and improve sustainability.

Utilization of mining wastes in cementitious materials
Utilization of mining wastes in cementitious materials

Optimization and engineering of mine tailings and waste rocks as various components of cementitious materials.

Life cycle assessment of low carbon materials
Life cycle assessment of low carbon materials

Comprehensive evaluation of the sustainability and economic benefits of various construction materials

Use of recycled/waste materials
Use of recycled/waste materials

Use of various industrial and agricultural waste/recycled products as replacement of binder and/or aggregate components in cementitious materials such as concrete

Development of hempcrete
Development of hempcrete

Use of hemp by-products in the production of various low-carbon alternative construction materials with good thermal insulation properties.

Completed

Performance and sustainability improvement of fibre-reinforced cementitious materials
Performance and sustainability improvement of fibre-reinforced cementitious materials

Significant reduction in the embodied carbon and performance improvement of FRCCs through material design and use of alternative binders.

Development of thermal efficient mortars
Development of thermal efficient mortars

Use of expanded glass to develop lightweight cementitious materials with good thermal insulation properties.

Utilization of uncalcined clay in cementitious materials
Utilization of uncalcined clay in cementitious materials

Development of structural and non-structural low-carbon cementitious materials using locally sourced uncalcined clay.

Investigation of the role of moisture in alkali-silica reaction
Investigation of the role of moisture in alkali-silica reaction

Evaluating the role of moisture and temperature in the initiation and propagation of alkali-silica reactions in cementitious materials.

Collaborative