Concrete is the most widely used building material on Earth, and its key ingredient, cement, accounts for roughly 8% of ...

Concrete is an attractive building material because of its relatively low cost, environmental stability, and high compressive strength. Due to its inherent low tensile strength, however, concrete ...

MASFIELD, Conn. — The University of Connecticut is now using cutting edge concrete blocks from CarbonBuilt in construction projects at its field house and new school of nursing building. These blocks ...

After years of planning, the construction of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library began in the summer of 2023. Concrete contractor Winn Construction is at the helm using a low-carbon concrete ...

Nobody knows who did it first or when. But by the 2nd or 3rd century B.C.E., Roman engineers were routinely grinding up burnt limestone and volcanic ash to make cementum: a powder that would start to ...

The current environmental crisis is not only linked to climate change, but also to inadequate waste management and the intensive consumption of natural resources. In 2023, approximately 2.3 billion ...

Affordable glass fibers, cotton ropes, and fiber-reinforced coatings developed at the Asian Institute of Technology offer safer, greener ways to upgrade existing buildings and preserve heritage ...

Holcim is a manufacturer of innovative and sustainable building solutions in global markets. Today, the construction sector represents 38% of the world’s CO₂ emissions. One-third of this footprint ...