"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The use of concrete as a construction material has been around for millenia: Historians say that ancient ...

Concrete is the most important construction material on earth and foundation of our modern society. At first glance it seems rudimentary, but there is a tremendous amount of complexity involved in ...

A big part of building healthier cities is making concrete more sustainable, but this comes with many challenges. Stopping concrete production is simply not possible, and replacing it entirely is more ...

You walk on concrete every day without thinking about it. That sidewalk, your driveway, the foundation of every building around you; it's all made from essentially the same recipe. Funnily enough, ...

Shelby is an editor with an affinity for covering home improvement and repair, design and real estate trends. She also specializes in content strategy and entrepreneur coaching for small businesses, ...

An approximately 2,000-year-old technology, concrete is used as a structural component in commercial/ residential buildings, pavements, and driving surfaces of bridges and roads. From earlier use in ...

Perhaps, you never thought you'd see the day where concrete was the subject of a feature in Asphalt Contractor magazine, much less putting it on the cover of an issue! However, roller compacted ...

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is a lightweight form of concrete that was used in schools, colleges and other building construction from the 1950s until the mid-1990s, according to a ...

Humans produce more concrete than any other material on the planet. It is the literal foundation of modern civilization—and for good reason. Concrete is strong, durable, affordable, and available to ...

Lisa Lamons is an expert in construction driver trainer and has served since 2016 as the Safety Training and DOT Director at Concrete Strategies, a St. Louis-based contractor that operates nationwide.