In late October, Ecocem, an Ireland-based provider of low-carbon cement technologies announced the completion of a screening life-cycle assessment (LCA) that validated its advanced cement technology ...

The new brick can be manufactured with a high density, compressive strength, tensile strength and Young's modulus (the ability to withstand changes under lengthwise compression). Researchers led by a ...

Construction has historically been viewed as an unavoidably high emissions industry, with cement production contributing about 8% of global emissions. This problem is challenging to solve because you ...

What if we could use renewable concrete bricks to build new structures? It might not seem like it, but construction is one of the biggest drivers for greenhouse gases, which can cause global ...

Picture the Pantheon in Rome. Considering that it was built in CE 128, it has held together remarkably well under the footsteps of hundreds of millions of visitors over the centuries. If the ancient ...

As the backbone of modern infrastructure, concrete forms the very foundation of structures ranging from towering skyscrapers and expansive bridges to residential homes and public walkways. Because of ...

Turner Construction Co. and local ready-mix producer Boston Sand & Gravel report they are the first to place concrete with Sublime Systems' zero-carbon cement in a mud mat in an industrial project in ...

In order to scale the development of its low-carbon cement technology, Fortera, the advanced materials manufacturer, announced it has secured $85 million in Series funding. Operations at the Redding, ...

Princeton University engineers have created a cement composite inspired by the inner shell of mollusks that is roughly 17 times tougher and 19 times more flexible than standard cement paste. The ...