As winter approaches, Canada's roads, bridges, sidewalks and buildings are facing a familiar problem: cracks caused by large temperature swings. These cracks weaken infrastructure and cost millions to ...

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 ...

It looks and feels like any other concrete. The same shade of gray, the same texture, the same weight. It does the job of concrete. But this is concrete on steroids, stronger and more durable. And ...

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After the successful development of the formula for self-healing concrete, its creators are about to put it to its first test. Researchers from Cardiff University are conducting a major trial for a ...

Icy roads are a big problem in winter months all over the world. Sometimes spreading salt can help mitigate dangerous conditions, but the downside is that salt is harmful to both roads and tires. That ...

Traditionally, the concrete industry has been slow to adopt technology into its workflow, but today's contractors have solutions that improve and streamline workflows, help to mitigate risks, and ...

CarbonBuilt, a manufacturer of deeply decarbonized concrete, today announced that it is now producing low carbon concrete ...

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 ...

We’re not seasoned construction workers, but finding fungus growing in a wall isn’t good, right? As it turns out, we may be wrong on that, thanks to some pioneering work carried out at Binghamton ...

Volumetric concrete—the process wherein materials aren't mixed in a ready-mix barrel truck but, rather, mixed right on a job site from a truck with separate compartments to ensure a proper amount or ...

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, ...