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A localized Sustainable Building Design and Construction (SBDC) framework can effectively upcycle locally stockpiled steel slag into functional building components and site-specific architectural interventions to address environmental issues like soil erosion. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To establish and demonstrate a localized Sustainable Building Design and Construction framework that transforms industrial basic-oxygen-furnace steel slag into site-specific architectural building components.

September 3, 2026Frontiers of Architectural ResearchOpen Access

Localized upcycling of waste steel slag into building components: A sustainable building design and construction (SBDC) framework demonstrated in Yangxing Village

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YJYuan Jiang JLJianing Luo BYBoyuan Yu

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Case study demonstrates localized upcycling of industrial steel slag into architectural building components in a rural settlement, highlighting a transferable framework for low-carbon construction.

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To establish and demonstrate a localized Sustainable Building Design and Construction framework that transforms industrial basic-oxygen-furnace steel slag into site-specific architectural building components.
Characterized basic-oxygen-furnace steel slag feedstock using steelmaking plant records and published literature.
Developed two laboratory processing routes: lithium-tetraborate flux fusion to cast glass-like elements, and recycled-glass-powder-bound sintering fired at 1100 °C to manufacture slag bricks.
Applied computational, site-responsive design modeling in Yangxing Village (Shanxi, China) to place fabricated components as roads, retaining walls, and roofs to mitigate local soil erosion.
Identified an optimal material formulation of a 3:1 slag-to-recycled-glass-powder mass ratio sintered at 1100 °C to produce cohesive slag bricks.
Demonstrated the synthesis of cast vitreous architectural elements via lithium-tetraborate flux fusion.
Formulated a site-responsive deployment model that utilizes localized slag components to control erosion and landslides while avoiding material-transport emissions.

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Jiang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a993600636c6408cfa7ebd2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2026.07.014

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September 3, 2026Frontiers of Architectural ResearchOpen Access

Localized upcycling of waste steel slag into building components: A sustainable building design and construction (SBDC) framework demonstrated in Yangxing Village

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Authors

YJYuan Jiang JLJianing Luo BYBoyuan Yu

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Case study demonstrates localized upcycling of industrial steel slag into architectural building components in a rural settlement, highlighting a transferable framework for low-carbon construction.

Key Points

To establish and demonstrate a localized Sustainable Building Design and Construction framework that transforms industrial basic-oxygen-furnace steel slag into site-specific architectural building components.
Characterized basic-oxygen-furnace steel slag feedstock using steelmaking plant records and published literature.
Developed two laboratory processing routes: lithium-tetraborate flux fusion to cast glass-like elements, and recycled-glass-powder-bound sintering fired at 1100 °C to manufacture slag bricks.
Applied computational, site-responsive design modeling in Yangxing Village (Shanxi, China) to place fabricated components as roads, retaining walls, and roofs to mitigate local soil erosion.
Identified an optimal material formulation of a 3:1 slag-to-recycled-glass-powder mass ratio sintered at 1100 °C to produce cohesive slag bricks.
Demonstrated the synthesis of cast vitreous architectural elements via lithium-tetraborate flux fusion.
Formulated a site-responsive deployment model that utilizes localized slag components to control erosion and landslides while avoiding material-transport emissions.

Cite This Study

Jiang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a993600636c6408cfa7ebd2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2026.07.014

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