classification-driven Materials

Resin Bonded Permeable Paver_10
“PaveGo” Permeable Resin Bound Surfacing System
Material categories:

Composite

Mineral / Mineral based

Identification number:

23-1000-356-a

To mitigate stormwater within Hong Kong possible alternative materials for the ground plane are being explored. One such material is a permeable resin bound surface. …

Permeable_Paver_09
Eco-glass Permeable Paving Blocks
Material categories:

Cement based

Glass

Identification number:

23-1000-355-a

Eco-Glass Block was invented by the research team led by Prof. C. S. Poonm of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The technology, patented in Hong …

wood
Ipe hardwood deck board
Material category:

Wood / Wood based

Identification number:

22-7138-238-a

The FSC-certified timber decking was installed along the Kwun Tong Promenade, and this small off-cut was discarded during large-scale replacement works. The tropical hardwood, ipe, …

Asphalt
Asphalt Fragment from Informal Road
Material categories:

Composite

Polymer

Identification number:

22-7156-214-a

This asphalt fragment, a mix of stone aggregate, filler, and bitumen, was found in the far northern fringe of Hong Kong, near old fish ponds …

VP_BD_P_0069
Glass mosaic tile and mortar fragment
Material categories:

Glass

Cement based

Identification number:

22-7138-204-a

The fragment was sourced from a damaged planter curb in Whampoa, Kowloon, HK. Likely the result of physical damage and gradual mechanical weathering, the displaced …

VP_BD_P_0045
Yellow Clear Glass Mosaic Tile
Material category:

Glass

Identification number:

22-7156-201-a

This clear yellow glass tile fragment was found on a Home Affairs Department planter in Hung Hom. Glass tiles like this can be found across …

VP_BD_P_0087
Ma On Shan closed iron mine quartz
Material category:

Mineral / Mineral based

Identification number:

22-7138-171-a

An abundant mineral, quartz has been mined in Hong Kong and can be found in weathered granites or quartz veins. These crystal fragments were found …

Site Fragment 1
Precast Concrete Aggregate Paving Block
Material categories:

Cement based

Mineral / Mineral based

Identification number:

22-7156-169-a

A precast concrete paving block with a surface treatment that exposes the recycled aggregates, likely from construction and demolition (C&D) materials. Crushing and recycling plants …

VP_BD_P_0102
Ceramic Planter Tile Fragment
Material categories:

Cement based

Ceramic

Identification number:

22-7156-168-a

A Ficus elastica tree's growing roots and insufficient adherence between old and new finishes contributed to the failure of this chunk of ceramic tile from …