Biobased concrete substitute can give coastal restoration a natural boost

An innovative alternative to concrete could enable important coastal restoration work to take place. The material Xiriton, ...
Fast Company

MIT engineers developed a new type of concrete that can store energy

Your future house could have a foundation that’s able to store energy from the solar panels on your roof—without the need for separate batteries. MIT engineers developed the new energy storage ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN

Say Goodbye to Cement: Scientists Create a New Building Material Using Just Soil, Water, and Recycled Cardboard

In a Melbourne lab, a team of engineers may have triggered a pivotal shift in the global construction industry. Researchers ...
For Construction Pros

Insulated, Re-Usable TempGuard Concrete Test Cylinder Mold

TempGuard insulated test cylinder molds will keep test specimens significantly warmer during the initial, critical curing period, resulting in higher and more accurate test cylinder strengths. Rapid ...
Hackaday

Casting Concrete With 3D Printed Molds

[Thomas Sanladerer] wanted to create some molds using 3D printing for concrete and plaster. He used a delta printer with flexible filament and documented his process in the video below. If you’ve ...
KETV Omaha

Construction Worker Falls Into Cement Mold

Sarpy County authorities said a construction worker was hurt when he fell about 20 feet into a cement mold on Thursday.Around 9:30 a.m., emergency crews were called to the construction site near the ...
Los Angeles Times

Cement is a big part of the carbon problem. Here’s how to make it part of the solution

In 2014, hundreds of Angelenos gathered downtown to watch more than 2,000 trucks pour concrete into a vast hole. During that event, Los Angeles set a world record: 80 million pounds of concrete were ...