1 BCN 1210 Materials & Processes Midterm Project: Materials in the News Individual project for the online course Project Task: Conduct extensive research on a building construction material that made or is making headlines. The construction-related material you choose may be chosen because it is new and innovative or it may have been part of a construction system that experienced a failure in a building application. You can utilize any research medium of your choice: textbook, internet, periodicals (online or print), Sweets Catalog Online (sweets.construction.com), HCC online libraries: ( https://libguides.hccfl.edu/hcclibraries ). Find a material that has a wealth of information to research, discuss and document. Project Choices: (Note: You have a choice of the type of material to research.) 1. New / Innovative / "Green" Material: Information about the material: how it is utilized? Information regarding material strengths and weaknesses? If it is considered "green" or sustainable, explain the characteristics that make it that way: thermal resistance, energy - efficiency, recycled content or recyclability? Material cost analysis - compare it with similar non-green material for example. Provide graphic examples (pictures, diagrams) of how it is used in building applications. 2. Construction Material Failure: Information