Q: I just bought a house and one of my first projects is removing an old, cracked concrete patio in order to replace it with a new deck. How can I dispose of the old concrete? A: Concrete is a little ...
Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. Concrete recycling is an increasingly common method of disposing of concrete structures. Concrete debris was once ...
The construction industry is highly unsustainable. In fact, 7% of global CO2 emissions result from cement production alone. In an effort to cut down construction-related carbon emissions, researchers ...
When it comes to human-made materials, concrete is the most consumed product on earth. Each year, about three tons of concrete are consumed per person. The environmental impact of concrete is far less ...
Escondido, Calif., city officials have agreed to speed up a proposal to build a concrete recycling plant on the city's west side. Earlier this week the City Council granted Weir Concrete and Asphalt ...
Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, have created a procedure for recycling concrete, which combines the building material with discarded wood. According to an ...
We rely on concrete for many aspects of life—the roads we drive on, the dams that help produce power or control flooding, and structures that form our cities, to name a few. This durable, versatile, ...