Fortera bolts on their tech to existing cement plants to create a greener product. Here's why it caught Microsoft's eye.

Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials, but its production is a significant source of carbon emissions due to the energy-intensive process of cement manufacturing. As the ...

Last month, on a bitterly cold day, a truck pulled up to a construction site in Boston and poured concrete. It looked and performed like ordinary concrete—but it was the first commercial use of a new ...

Cement infused with carbon and hydrogel can store electrical energy while remaining strong enough for construction, suggesting a future where buildings contribute directly to energy storage.

In the Arizona desert, a lab accident more than a decade ago set in motion the development of a building material that could ...

New RMI and Center for Green Market Activation initiative will enable Amazon, Prologis, Meta, and other leading organizations to participate in a first-of-its-kind joint purchase of sustainable ...

As construction waste quickly fills our landfills, it also takes away a significant portion of the bottom line. There's a lot of factors in play, of course, but most common come are inaccurate ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — What if the inherent weaknesses of a material actually made houses and buildings stronger during wildfires and earthquakes? Purdue University researchers have 3D-printed cement ...

Since breaking ground in Spring 2006, Sellen Construction has poured 2,700 cubic yards of waterproof concrete for the below-grade portions of the UW medicine complex. The concrete eliminated the need ...

Heat trapping carbon dioxide emissions from making cement, a less talked about but major source of carbon pollution, have doubled in the last 20 years, new global data shows. In 2021, worldwide ...

Approximately 1,700 cubic yards of concrete will flow into the base of the future Andersen Building Thursday in downtown Rochester. Fresh concrete is poured Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in downtown ...