Scientists have developed an environment friendly version of building concrete called green-mix concrete. Complementing the Government of Malaysia's efforts to encourage the use of environmentally ...

About 35% of landfill waste is generated by the construction industry, with millions of tons of debris and rubble disposed of each year around the globe. Similarly, around one billion automobile tires ...

Concrete is the most common building material in the world, but it's also one of the worst offenders when it comes to environmental impact. According to Fair Planet, traditional concrete accounts for ...

Scientists have been tinkering with concrete in an effort to improve upon the world's most widely used construction material — and they’ve notched some notable successes. New forms of concrete can ...

Producing concrete with a very low carbon footprint has become one of the major goals of the "green" movement. That requires minimizing the amount of portland cement used per cubic yard and using ...