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Alternative materials could shrink concrete's giant carbon footprint


Cement as a climate killer: Using industrial waste to produce carbon ...

Producing cement takes a heavy toll on our climate: Around eight per cent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions can be attributed to ...

What are the most innovative solutions you've seen for reducing ...

Use alternative materials: There are many alternative materials that can be used in construction that have a lower carbon footprint than ...

This cement alternative absorbs CO2 like a sponge - YouTube

But its production comes with a huge carbon footprint. Environmental chemist David Stone was seeking a way to keep iron from rusting when he ...

Turning concrete into a sustainable building material

Lehigh Cement blends cement with extra limestone to reduce the carbon footprint of its cement mix. The manufacturer claims its new product ...

Eco Material's Sustainable Green Cement Is Transforming ... - Forbes

The result of Eco Material's innovation is that the company can manufacture a cement for use in strong, durable concrete that can reduce the ...

Scientists Discover Sustainable Alternatives To Cement

Replacing the limestone in cement production would result in greatly reduced carbon emissions, but to find acceptance in the commercial world ...

Alternative Fuels and Raw Materials in Cement Production

According to the International Energy Agency, the high-temperature process used in the manufacturing of cement accounts for around eight percent of the ...

Cement makers across world pledge large cut in emissions by 2030

“Everybody recognises cement and concrete production is one of the hardest economic activities to decarbonise. Achieving that will require ...

The high-stakes race to reduce emissions from cement

The clumpy material is a critical ingredient in everything from buildings to highways, and extremely carbon-intensive to manufacture.

ASH at Work

“Alternative materials could shrink concrete's giant carbon footprint.” Chemical & Engineering News. November 22,. 2020. 4 Green Cement Inc ...

Building Green: New Technologies to Create Less Polluting Cement

Increased efficiency · New fuels · Carbon capture · New materials · Tech Innovations Pave the Way for Net-Zero Concrete · Decarbonizing Existing ...

Researchers find abundant mineral could produce greener concrete

Experts at Imperial College London are adding olivine, an abundant material, to their cement mix, which can help capture and store air ...

Scientists are taking concrete steps towards reducing cement's ...

This poses a significant challenge for combating climate change. One 2018 study estimated that cement-related emissions will have to fall by at ...

Concrete progress on constructing buildings to soak up carbon

Locking away carbon inside concrete is an idea that is beginning to gain traction in the often conservative world of construction.

Cutting the carbon: the future of concrete | foresight.skanska.com

Looking ahead, we can expect concrete mixes tailored to specific needs, with less clinker and more alternative materials like biochar, which can store carbon ...

Reducing Carbon | JLC Online

It may not be cheaper, but whole-building renovation and reuse have been calculated to save up to 75% of embodied carbon emissions compared with constructing a ...

Solving for every step of concrete's carbon packed production | Trellis

When framing the climates' grandest challenges for the built world, there are three omnipresent materials; steel; cement; and plastic. Cement ...

How the rich are driving climate change - BBC

The world's wealthiest people make a huge contribution to climate change through carbon-hungry activities. How can we reduce emissions from ...

A cracking alternative to cement | Technology | The Guardian

Alternative cement products make good environmental sense, writes Sean Dodson, especially if Britain is to meet its ambitious targets to ...

Microsoft's carbon footprint keeps growing as AI drives data center ...

The increasing use of artificial intelligence and generative AI tools like ChatGPT will make Microsoft's environmental targets even tougher to reach.