Researchers around the world are working to find ways to make concrete greener, including at the University of Pennsylvania.

Professionals and business people in the concrete and construction industries know what it is like to be used as a whipping boy by advocates for the environment. Cement alone is responsible for more ...

We're standing at a crossroads where every ton of cement we pour matters more than ever. 56 billion metric tons of carbon ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Big Tech is throwing money at one of the trickiest climate problems to solve: cleaning up carbon dioxide ...

One of the most overlooked sectors in the fight against climate change is the cement and concrete sector. It generates more than twice as much carbon dioxide as flying or shipping, accounting for ...

Archaeologists working at an excavation site in Pompeii have uncovered new evidence that helps explain why ancient Roman buildings have ...

A new material made of seawater, carbon dioxide, and electricity could give the construction industry a much-needed climate upgrade. Developed by researchers at Northwestern University, the paste-like ...

At its core, concrete construction hasn’t changed much. If you excavate deep enough to the core of the work, there isn’t much of a difference between the concrete contractors do today versus what was ...

Interstates across the country boast an innovative concrete technology that promises to save American travelers time and money. This “smart concrete” can communicate with engineers about its strength, ...

A pair of airmen inspect a crack on the runway to determine its severity at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 19, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alystria Maurer/Released) The ...

What do the Hoover Dam, the Sydney Opera House, the Great Wall of China and the Pantheon have in common? They’re all examples of incredible, ambitious concrete construction. But our most widely used ...

Archaeologists at a Pompeii site buried by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius have uncovered evidence of ancient Roman ...