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 ...

As the backbone of modern infrastructure, concrete forms the very foundation of structures ranging from towering skyscrapers and expansive bridges to residential homes and public walkways. Because of ...

They reach toward the sky like concrete trees, these 30 piers that dot the path of the emerging U.S. Highway 10 traversing the Wisconsin River and low-lying areas north of Stevens Point. Soon they ...

For the past few months we have been looking at artificial intelligence (AI) as it goes mainstream. This controversial technology has been attracting both positive and negative responses, but like ...

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 ...

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 ...

Masoud Akbarzadeh (left), a professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, is working with students to design concrete structures that use as little concrete as possible while remaining ...

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 ...

As the sense of urgency around climate change intensifies, most of the focus is on shifting energy production away from fossil fuels and electrifying transport, from cars to buses to planes.

Quincy, Washington – Crushed rock and sand banged around in the swirling drum of a concrete mixer truck here on a construction contractor’s lot adjacent to a Microsoft datacenter. The scene on this ...

No doubt that Rick Fox has had plenty of emotional moments in his life. There was the birth of his children, of course, and as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the early 2000s, he won three NBA ...