Category: green concrete

It's concrete construction with purpose. The concrete walls soak up the sun's heat, and in this experimental design, they do more. "Of course when he first came to us, that's crazy talk," says Dave Robertson of Prestressed Casting Company.

With the newly developed "Life Cycle Analyzer" BASF helps to improve concrete characteristics. The special software offers solutions in major concrete improvement areas like process efficiency, energy reduction, material optimization, and enhanced quality specifications for manufacturers and users of concrete. The analysis covers the entire life cycle of concrete in all its different types of production, such as ready-mix and prefabrication. This new method has been specially tailored for the Eu

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The votes are in, and winners selected for the 2012 Most Innovative Products (MIP) Award program.

Known as architectural concrete, it is being used to express different colors, finishes, building shapes and sustainability objectives. “In Vancouver, during the 60s, 70 and into the 80s, a lot more was done,” said Roland Haebler, president of Haebler Construction, which is known for working on challenging projects that involve architectural concrete. “It’s a more difficult contract,” he said “You often have to do a lot of mock-ups.” Some of Haebler’s award-winning projects include Sunset Commun

Search on the Internet for "insulated concrete forms" for more information on this method of concrete construction as well as for manufacturer and trade association Web sites.

MIT’s Concrete Sustainability Hub sheds new light on the social cost of infrastructure’s ubiquitous gray matter.

Taking a pass on cement. The construction of One World Trade Center used so-called “Green Concrete,” – what some believe to be more environmentally responsible than traditional cement – which will save about 12 million pounds of carbon ...

By adding carbon nanotubes to a coal waste product typically tossed into landfills, an engineering professor is working on a more environmentally-friendly option to cement.

That means less steel is needed, and less energy for moving materials like precast concrete panels. Materials costs go down, too, improving ROI. Elemix is ideal for green roofs, and it resists fire and freeze-thaw, too. 5. CNC-generated concrete formwork.

Chapter six featuring, “It’s A Concrete World” is of particular interest to Concrete Construction readers.

and freeze-thaw damage A systematic study using a large number of mix designs was conducted to investigate effects of a wide variety of concrete materials and mixture proportions on pervious concrete performance, including concrete workability ...

Green floorings represent the largest and fastest growing green building materials in the US, followed by green concrete and green roofs. Green floor coverings are eco-friendly green building products that are made from a variety of materials, such as cork ...

An Industry Data Survey by the NRMCA reveals that ready mixed concrete producers have been hit hard by the recession and are experiencing a slow economic recovery.

The ACI Foundation recognized three individuals with awards during the ACI Fall 2011 Convention last month in Cincinnati, Ohio.