Besides generating waste, the concrete utilized in most construction projects has a significant environmental footprint. In 2021 alone, cement production accounted for 8% of global CO 2 emissions.

A recent study in Construction and Building Materials introduces EarthWorks, a method for 3D-printing recyclable earthen formworks using waste soil from construction sites. These shape-optimized ...

Waste management companies can use that information to streamline and cut costs and time.” Lien got the idea for the company back in 2020 when she was getting her engineering degree from the ...

Performance of concrete containing pristine graphene-treated recycled concrete aggregates. Resources, Conservation and Recycling , 2023; 199: 107266 DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107266 Cite This ...

In a sweet twist to sustainable construction, researchers from Idaho State University have used sugar processing waste products to create green building materials.

Recycled concrete made from demolished buildings could slash emissions and prevent construction waste from going to landfill, its inventor says. The product features injected CO2, which brings ...

INDORE: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore have found a unique way to use food waste, by mixing it along with a non-pathogenic bacteria in concrete which can double its ...