Concrete is one of the oldest and most versatile building materials on the planet. For thousands of years concrete has been the miracle material that can be molded into any shape or size imaginable; ...

Concrete is ubiquitous in the modern world, but building cities, roads and other infrastructure and more comes with an environmental cost. Cement and concrete production is responsible for significant ...

Overhead lines face severe environmental problems in the desert of the Gulf state of Oman, especially in the vicinity of coastal areas. Oman has desert areas bordering the Arabian Gulf and the Indian ...

As project developers and governments embrace “green” construction practices, contractors, architects, engineers, and other specifiers are using Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) to compare ...

Concrete is the world’s most widely-used building material thanks to its incredible strength – but it doesn’t stand up well against bending. Now, researchers at Swinburne University have developed a ...

Up to 8% of all global anthropogenic human-made emissions are due to just one material, cement. And our use of it is rising. The cement and concrete industry is encouraging this use, for example, by ...

The founder of a startup based on a Purdue University innovation says the company could help managers of state transportation departments and other large-scale consumers of concrete extend the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., and INDIANAPOLIS – Environmental Concrete Products, a startup based on a Purdue University innovation, recently announced that it has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

Dear Earthtalk: I've heard that making and installing concrete takes a big toll on the environment. What's being done to clean up this industry? - Jenn Chadwick, Washington, DC The 20 billion tons of ...

The modern world is built on concrete, and cement is what makes it possible. You've probably heard these two terms used interchangeably, especially while watching DIY videos on YouTube. However, they ...