The modern world is built with concrete. Humans use more concrete annually than any other material besides water. Yet cement, the key component of concrete, is the source of as much as 10% of all ...

Discover an ancient technique to transform seashells into cement powder. This traditional method offers a natural and ...

Some claim that adding concrete powder to your gravel surfaces can make them more durable, but does this hack hold up in real ...

Mixing concrete for a new patio, columns, steps, or a walkway? This additive can save you money and introduce an eco-friendly ...

Turner Construction Co. and local ready-mix producer Boston Sand & Gravel report they are the first to place concrete with Sublime Systems' zero-carbon cement in a mud mat in an industrial project in ...

Ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) is rapidly emerging as a premier material for precast concrete construction. First introduced as “reactive powder concrete” in the early 1990s, this material has ...

A photobioreactor, which looks like a large vat of blue liquid with pink light shining, at Prometheus Materials. Stimulated by light, microbes in this bioreactor multiply and react carbon dioxide with ...

3D printing looks set to become very important in architecture, but we've yet to see exactly how the future of large-scale click-and-print construction will play out. A potential step forward comes ...