The construction industry's future will undoubtedly include "carbon reduction" as a mandatory task. Aside from locally sourced, virgin materials, an increasing number of new materials are becoming available. New materials can be developed in several ways, including low-carbon substitution, recycling, performance enhancement, and 3D printing. Check the link in our stories to learn more about each of these 8 new products and innovations which aim to reduce carbon emission. 1- A Robot-3D Printed Concrete Book Cabin / Professor XU Weiguo's Team 2- The Alive pavilion / The Living 3- The Growing Pavilion / Company New Hero. Image © Erik Melander 4- ALEX Chaise Longue. Image Courtesy of Ecopixel 5- The Regeneration Tree. Image Courtesy of Yi Design 6- Living Garden / MAD Architects. Image © Tian Fangfang 7- Expo 2020 Dubai. Image Courtesy of I-Mesh 8- A Robot-3D Printed Concrete Book Cabin / Professor XU Weiguo's Team 9- ROOTS / Moon Architecture #archdaily #construction #futureofconstruction #materials #3dprinting #recycling