After a decade in the works, researchers at University of California, Los Angeles, have successfully devised a way to produce cement with 98% less CO2 emissions than traditional methods. The UCLA team ...

July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded. Scorching heat, droughts, a disruption of the polar jet stream, and record-high ocean surface temperatures offer just a taste of how climate change is ...

Concrete is the second-most used material on the planet (water takes top spot). Wherever humans are, you’re likely to find the dull, grey substance. Concrete is used to build everything from homes and ...

The cement industry has long been a central part of infrastructure and development, but its impact on the environment remains a challenge. "The quarrying of limestone, as in cement production, affects ...

Recycled glass can be converted into a pozzolan in concrete that’s not only more sustainable and durable than traditional concrete, but reduces the urban heat-island effect because of its white color.

Using silicate rocks like basalt instead of limestone for cement could reduce associated carbon dioxide emissions by more than 80% “There is the potential to solve a climate problem as big as cars ...

An alum’s cement alternative could significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions from concrete production. Last summer, in the dusty basement of a building in Seattle, workers poured about 60 tons of ...

My Alerts is a service for subscribers. Please login or subscribe in order to use My Alerts. French major TotalEnergies is working with sustainable solutions provider Holcim to fully decarbonise a ...

Looking back 35 years to his job in Northern Virginia as an American Concrete Institute testing technician responsible for the quality of concrete delivered to building jobsites, civil engineer Rick ...