Public green spaces and smart building materials can help cool cities in severe heatwaves.
Made of cement, carbon black, and water, the device could provide cheap and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources.
Designing the built environment to withstand the impacts of climate change and natural disasters is critical to our future survival,…
Designing infrastructure for resilience is essential in creating a more climate-friendly and sustainable built environment.
The world’s leading cement and concrete companies are working to drive down the CO2 footprint of their operations and products…
“Cement and concrete are vital for the modern world, and there is no time to lose in reaching net zero.”
In recent years, Canadians have seen extreme weather events, like floods and wildland fires, destroy homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure.
Carbonation is a natural process of carbon uptake in concrete estimated to offset up to 43% of calcination emissions during cement production.
By "inhaling" carbon dioxide, concrete can act as a carbon sink through the process of carbon uptake.
Why are insurance costs for mass timber buildings higher than for other building types?