In a sweet twist to sustainable construction, researchers from Idaho State University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have discovered that swapping a portion of cement in concrete ...

Scientists in Germany have successfully turned urine into bio-concrete, as part of a project aiming to revolutionize sustainable construction by creating building materials from waste. The research ...

More than perhaps any other material, cement is the glue that holds the globalized world together—especially our cities. But producing it requires huge amounts of fossil fuels, and the industry is ...

As construction waste quickly fills our landfills, it also takes away a significant portion of the bottom line. There's a lot of factors in play, of course, but most common come are inaccurate ...

Concrete is a crucial construction material. Unfortunately, however, producing it requires large amounts of energy—often powered by fossil fuels—and includes chemical reactions that release carbon ...