Concrete is one of the world's biggest carbon emitters. Benjamin Skuse asks if AI can help tame concrete’s climate impact ...

It’s a simple concept with a not so simple answer: reduce the weight of concrete without compromising strength. Let’s complicate things one more factor and address environmental issues as well; not ...

Construction sites hum with activity as cranes lift material and concrete trucks rumble through with drums turning. A scene repeated millions of times a day, across the globe, to create our roads and ...

For the past few months we have been looking at artificial intelligence (AI) as it goes mainstream. This controversial technology has been attracting both positive and negative responses, but like ...

From residential homes and skyscrapers to art sculptures and footpaths, concrete is everywhere you look and it's difficult to imagine the modern world without it. As the most widely-used human-made ...

Two Southern Tier teams are using recycled glass to lower carbon emissions in sidewalk and housing construction projects, propelling the use of "green" concrete in New York. In September, New York Gov ...

Athlete and actor Rick Fox is probably best known for his 13 years in the NBA, which included a "three-peat" run of championships with the Los Angeles Lakers at the start of the 21st century. Fox has ...

New modelling reveals that low-carbon concrete can recycle double the amount of coal ash compared to current standards, halve the amount of cement required and perform exceptionally well over time.

As the construction industry faces mounting pressure to reduce its environmental impact, Green Crete Technologies, based in Indianapolis, is at the forefront of delivering innovative solutions that ...

ARLINGTON, Va.—At concrete plants across the world, diesel mixer trucks take in a polluting blend of sand, gravel, water and cement. A facility outside Washington, D.C., is adding a new ingredient to ...

Brionna is a writer specializing in home improvement, construction, and real estate topics. She leverages her background as a civil engineer and interior decorator as well as her love for ...