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Concrete and steel quietly shape the modern world, but they also lock in a heavy climate bill. Traditional cement alone is ...

THIS work is a reprint in full of the two prize papers on concrete block construction in connection with a competition instituted by the Engineering News and the Cement Age, and, in addition, ...

Concrete is a huge contributor to worldwide CO2 emissions, and Concrete Masonry Units (aka cinder blocks or breeze blocks) make up a significant part of this. However, a new project by Skidmore, ...

They’re like children’s building blocks, except these ones are designed to construct real houses. German start-up Polycare says its Polyblocks – made from artificial resin – provide an environmentally ...

Finding a concrete supplier you can rely on — not only for their professional support but also for the products and services they provide — can often be a stressful process. Stone & Company, who have ...

There's a chance that the concrete fence in your backyard could be partially made out of materials from volcanoes. In 1944, three Arizonans invented a new type of concrete block, the Superlite block.

Concrete is a seemingly simple mix of wet cement, but it’s been the foundation of many civilizations. Ancient Mayans and Romans used concrete in their structures, and it is the basic building block of ...