Results of a new five-year study of recycled concrete show that it performs as well, and in several cases even better, than conventional concrete. Researchers conducted side-by-side comparisons of ...

From paper towels to cups to plastic bottles, products made from recycled materials permeate our lives. One notable exception is building materials. Why can’t we recycle concrete from our ...

Concrete can contain up to 20% recycled material without affecting its performance, new research reveals. The Concrete Technology Unit at Dundee University, came to its conclusion after assessing the ...

Engineers at RMIT University have uncovered a way to replace conventional concrete aggregates with rubber from discarded tyres, an advance that meets building regulations and reduces manufacturing and ...

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 ...

What it is: Techniques for suppressing the chemical reaction between glass and cement that has kept glass from being used as an aggregate in concrete. The market: Local governments, commercial ...

Chilean studio Elemental has collaborated with building materials company Holcim to present a stripped-back incremental housing prototype at the Venice Architecture Biennale that is built of concrete ...

Having been utilized as early as the Roman era in buildings of almost every scale, it is almost impossible to think of a building that does not have at least one concrete element. In fact, it is the ...

Worldwide consumption of concrete is estimated at 20 billion tonnes. To produce such a huge volume of concrete, we need 14 billion tonnes of natural aggregate. To supply aggregate, it is necessary to ...