Transit agencies such as TriMet often cite reduced carbon pollution as an important benefit to the public. But to take environmental stewardship to the next level, we should look past tailpipes and ...

Rouzbeh Savary became hooked on concrete as a youth in Tehran, when he would frequently tag along to jobsites with his developer-father Davood. Even as a 9-year-old, he was mesmerized by crews casting ...

Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials, but its production is a significant source of carbon emissions due to the energy-intensive process of cement manufacturing. As the ...

Learn how ready-mix concrete plants work, from raw material batching to mixing, quality control, and delivery to construction ...

Making cement for concrete involves heating pulverized limestone, clay, and sand to 1,450 °C with a fuel such as coal or natural gas. The process generates a lot of carbon dioxide: making one metric ...

Innovative hybrid geopolymer concrete combines recycled materials, achieving superior strength and heat resistance while ...

New CoolCure Concrete Admixture converts typical cement into a Type IV, low-heat cement resulting in up to 80% less heat and 50% greater strength. CoolCure is a revolutionary new technology that ...