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How to make stronger, “greener” cement
Analysis of material's molecular structure leads to a new formula that could cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
How the Concrete Industry is Reducing its Carbon Footprint
The concrete industry is one of the two largest producers of CO2 in the world. Learn how experts are trying to reduce the its carbon footprint.
How we could make carbon-negative concrete
Concrete is all around us: we use it to build our roads, buildings, bridges and much more. Yet over the last 2,000 years, the art of mixing cement and using it to bind concrete hasn't changed very much -- and it remains one of the world's biggest emitters of carbon. Entrepreneur Tom Schuler previews an innovative way to create concrete, potentially turning it into a carbon sink that traps CO2 from the atmosphere -- while producing a viable building material.
How Can Urban Landscapes Modulate Their Carbon Footprint?
This article outlines the benefits of transforming concrete urban landscapes into sustainable cities. The options appeal on many fronts.
Why Stablwall Carbon Fiber is the Future of Foundation Repair
Stablwall is an innovative foundation repair system where carbon fiber reinforces polymer sheeting in order to correct these defects.
Carbon Fiber Noodles Could Save a Building From an Earthquake
Seismic retrofitting is a major endeavor that requires bracing and bolting an older building to its foundation so it doesn’t shake apart in an earthquake. But depending on a building’s age and what materials it’s made of, a traditional retrofit has the potential to destroy a structure in a different way—aesthetically. A Japanese company believes strings of carbon fiber could solve this problem, so it wrapped them around its headquarters to demonstrate how this might work.
How Can We Reduce Concrete’s Hefty Carbon Footprint?
Bit by bit, innovators are chipping away at this ubiquitous material’s environmental downsides.
StablWall Stair Step Cracks Install Video
StablWall uses carbon fiber technology to strengthen basement walls and concrete structures. For the first time, homeowners and residential contractors can b...
Paving slab takes a step toward reducing carbon emissions
A new invention not only reduces carbon emissions but generates electricity as well. It's a paving slab made of recycled polymer concrete whose surface is made from recycled truck tires. "Every time someone walks on the slab, it converts the kinetic energy from the footstep into electricity, so it is an off-grid power solution within urban spaces and transport infrastructure," explains Laurence Kemball-Cook, the British engineer who developed the product.
How Carbon-Sucking Concrete Could Revolutionize Construction
Concrete is the second-most used resource after water, but is terrible for the planet. A new type of concrete, dubbed CarbiCrete, is trying to change that. M...
What Is Activated Carbon?
Although the term granular activated carbon is used generically, it can refer to dozens of similar – but not identical- adsorbents. Depending on raw material, method and degree of activation and other factors, activated carbons can perform differently in various applications.
