Concrete has been used as a strong, durable building material for thousands of years, dating back to many ancient concrete structures that are still standing to this day. Yet, it has one fundamental ...

An inflatable concrete building sounds a bit ludicrous - until you see the seemingly-magical construction of a Concrete Canvas shelter. Concrete Canvas, a UK company, has created shelters that combine ...

Action on climate change has been focused on the electrical grid and our transportation systems, but there are other hurdles between here and a zero-greenhouse-gas-emissions world. Agriculture and ...

Concrete is the most widely used material in the world: You see it in the streets you move through, and it might line your home or apartment. Globally, around 27 billion metric tons of concrete are ...

An approximately 2,000-year-old technology, concrete is used as a structural component in commercial/ residential buildings, pavements, and driving surfaces of bridges and roads. From earlier use in ...

After water, concrete is the most consumed substance on the planet and its production is expected to grow from 4.4 billion tons to 5.5 billion tons by 2050. But its production, which involves cement, ...

Pipe breakages and bursts are a looming issue as ageing asbestos cement piping begins to degrade (Credit: Getty Images) Hundreds of thousands of miles of pipes made from asbestos cement deliver ...