Abstract: A green construction element forming a vertical surface of the construction, the element including a porous concrete element and a coating on at least one of the surfaces of the porous concrete, directly in contact with the surface, the coating, which is favourable to the development of plants, including a plant or a seed of the plant, and the porous concrete having a porosity of between 10% and 40% in the hardened state thereof, before application of the coating, so as to be able to render the vertical surface of the construction green.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of fabricating manufactured aggregates (10), characterized in that the following steps are performed: supplying a first material (12) comprising particles; supplying elements (16, 18, 20, 22) for forming a second material (14); mixing a predetermined quantity (Q12) of said first material (12) with a predetermined quantity (Q16, Q18, Q20, Q22) of each of said elements (16, 18, 20, 22) of said second material (14), so as to obtain a mortar (M12-14) made up of inclusions (12) corresponding to the first material and a matrix (14) corresponding to the second material (14); subjecting a first cure (T1) to the mortar (M12-14) for a predetermined first cure duration (t1); and crushing (C) said mortar (M12-14) to obtain manufactured aggregates (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of fabricating manufactured aggregates (10), characterized in that the following steps are performed: supplying a first material (12) comprising particles; supplying elements (16, 18, 20, 22) for forming a second material (14); mixing a predetermined quantity (Q12) of said first material (12) with a predetermined quantity (Q16, Q18, Q20, Q22) of each of said elements (16, 18, 20, 22) of said second material (14), so as to obtain a mortar (M12-14) made up of inclusions (12) corresponding to the first material and a matrix (14) corresponding to the second material (14); subjecting a first cure (T1) to the mortar (M12-14) for a predetermined first cure duration (t1); and crushing (C) said mortar (M12-14) to obtain manufactured aggregates (10).

Abstract: The invention relates to an insulating and structural masonry block comprising a sealed envelope of parallelepipic shape in which layers of light, dry aggregate are superposed, separated by a geotextile band placed in accordion like layers. Within the envelope is drawn a pressure lower than ambient pressure.