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New 100 percent Silane Penetrating Water Repellent protects Concrete Surfaces
New 100 percent Silane Penetrating Water Repellent protects Concrete Surfaces Water repellents play an important role in concrete maintenance and corrosion protection by blocking out certain corrosive...
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Decarbonizing Construction for a Greener Planet
Decarbonizing Construction for a Greener Planet Despite the commitment from various governments to reduce carbon emissions and ambitious goals from industry leaders to achieve net zero by 2050, the co...
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The Benefits of Locking Carbon Emissions in to Concrete
The Benefits of Locking Carbon Emissions in to Concrete To achieve the goal of a climate-neutral Switzerland by 2050, strategies and processes with a negative CO2 balance are necessary. These so-calle...
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Building fire-resistance with 3D Printed Concrete Homes in Los Angeles
Building fire-resistance with 3D Printed Concrete Homes in Los Angeles In January 2024, the robotic arm 3D printer created by RIC Technology, a pioneering 3D printing company based in California, will...
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Wirtgen Concrete Paving Solutions heading to World of Concrete 2024
Wirtgen Concrete Paving Solutions heading to World of Concrete 2024 Innovative and market-driven solutions for precise and cost-efficient concrete paving The highlight at the World of Concrete show fr...
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The Danger of Concrete Overprotection Repairs
The Danger of Concrete Overprotection Repairs Is it possible to give concrete too much protection against reinforcement corrosion? Research indicates that this is so, although no consensus exists on t...
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Drexel University unveils BioFiber Technology for Self-Healing Structures
Drexel University unveils BioFiber Technology for Self-Healing Structures In hopes of producing concrete structures that can repair their cracks, researchers from Drexel University’s College of Engine...
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Lafarge Canada building a greener future with CarbiCrete Eco-Alliance
Lafarge Canada building a greener future with CarbiCrete Eco-Alliance In the heart of a bustling world where the construction industry often finds itself at odds with environmental sustainability, a g...
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Eagle Materials and Terra CO2’s path to Greener Cement
Eagle Materials and Terra CO2’s path to Greener Cement In an era where the clarion call for environmental sustainability resonates louder than ever, Eagle Materials Inc. has taken a definitive l...
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Cemex puts Future in Action with 1,000 lower-carbon trucks
Cemex puts Future in Action with 1,000 lower-carbon trucks Cemex announced that it now has over 1,000 heavy-duty trucks powered with lower-carbon fuels as part of a comprehensive transition strategy s...
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Carbon Capture Concrete Validation could lead to Emissions Trading
Carbon Capture Concrete Validation could lead to Emissions Trading In a ground-breaking development with significant implications for the construction industry and climate change mitigation, researche...
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Peikko and Bouygues Travaux Publics innovating Nuclear Plant Construction
Peikko and Bouygues Travaux Publics innovating Nuclear Plant Construction Peikko Group Corporation, a leading global supplier of concrete connections and composite structures, and Bouygues Travaux Pub...
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The UK Road Infrastructure in urgent need of durable solutions
The UK Road Infrastructure in urgent need of durable solutions As the UK grapples with an escalating pothole crisis, questions arise about the efficacy of the government’s approach to road maint...
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Using Сoconut Shells to make durable Concrete
Using Сoconut Shells to make durable Concrete Scientists have found that concrete’s compressive strength can be increased by 4,1% and its flexural strength by 3,4% by adding a small amount of coconut...
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Concrete’s Eco Revolution – Harnessing Carbonation for Greener Building
Concrete’s Eco Revolution – Harnessing Carbonation for Greener Building Even the biggest sinners can improve: This is also the hope of experts when it comes to the “climate sinner...
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Minnich Single Gang Barrier Wall Drill set for World of Concrete 2024 debut
Minnich Single Gang Barrier Wall Drill set for World of Concrete 2024 debut Minnich Manufacturing, the leading manufacturer of concrete dowel pin drills, concrete vibrators and vibrator monitoring sys...
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Latin America’s tallest building built with Cemex Vertua lower-carbon concrete
Latin America’s tallest building built with Cemex Vertua lower-carbon concrete Cemex is supplying a specialty mix of Vertua concrete products for the construction of Rise Tower in Monterrey, Mex...
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BioLime bridges Antiquity and Modernity with Roman plasters expertise
BioLime bridges Antiquity and Modernity with Roman plasters expertise From Rome’s Colosseum to the pyramids of the Mayans, ancient architecture has not only withstood the test of time but also p...
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3D Printed Moulds for Precast Concrete Manufacturing
3D Printed Moulds for Precast Concrete Manufacturing Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have conducted a comprehensive life cycle, cost and carbon emissions analysis on 3D-printed moulds for pr...
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QMJ Group acquires UK Concrete Show
QMJ Group acquires UK Concrete Show The QMJ Group, organizers of the internationally renowned Hillhead exhibition, are delighted to announce the acquisition of The UK Concrete Show. The move will add...
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Doka experience leads the way in Aurach Bridge reconstruction
Doka experience leads the way in Aurach Bridge reconstruction With a height of 50 metres, the Aurach Bridge is the highest bridge on the Austrian A1 motorway. It is frequented by around 50,000 vehicle...
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Topcret Microcements awarded Environmental Product Declarations
Topcret Microcements awarded Environmental Product Declarations Topcret, a leading provider of innovative construction solutions, announces the launch of two new products, EcoCemento® and Baxab®Eco. T...
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Cemex and Synhelion shed light on fully Solar-powered Cement Plant Technology
Cemex and Synhelion shed light on fully Solar-powered Cement Plant Technology Cemex and Synhelion announced today a significant milestone in their joint effort to develop fully solar-driven cement pro...
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Cleaning the Air in Tunnels with Photocatalytic Concrete
Cleaning the Air in Tunnels with Photocatalytic Concrete The air quality in underground road tunnels tends to be worse than in other road environments due to the poor air circulation. To address this...
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Fibre-reinforced Concrete speeds up Metro Phoenix Light Rail Extension Construction
Fibre-reinforced Concrete speeds up Metro Phoenix Light Rail Extension Construction Using fibre-reinforced concrete instead of rebar-supported slabs for constructing Metro Phoenix light rail extension...
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Symposium to explore Concrete Roads for a Green World
Symposium to explore Concrete Roads for a Green World Research findings from all around the world show that concrete roads have an important role to play in tackling the challenges of mobility and roa...
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Researchers explore Concrete from Ancient Rome to transform modern industry
Researchers explore Concrete from Ancient Rome to transform modern industry A researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology is looking to solve the problems of tomorrow by using chemistr...
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Elematic Automatic Wastewater Recycling brings Sustainability to Precast Concrete Production
Elematic Automatic Wastewater Recycling brings Sustainability to Precast Concrete Production With the arrival of the compact automatic wastewater-recycling device, Elematic is underlining the ability...
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Reimagining the Ancient Design of Concrete for the 21st Century
Reimagining the Ancient Design of Concrete for the 21st Century Concrete is the most used material in the construction industry and dates to the Roman Empire. Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh...
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Smart Portable Sensing System monitors Precast Structures during delivery
Smart Portable Sensing System monitors Precast Structures during delivery The multimetric portable system uses an IoT sensor to simultaneously measure strain and acceleration of the structures real-ti...
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Global Concrete Market set for a green future worth $300bn
Global Concrete Market set for a green future worth $300bn If concrete was a country, it would have been the world’s third-largest carbon dioxide emitter behind only China and the US. This is no surpr...
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Scaling Solar Energy to decarbonize Cement production
Scaling Solar Energy to decarbonize Cement production CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. has announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy awarded US$3.2 million to Solar MEAD, a joint project headed by CEMEX...
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Prometheus Materials achieves ASTM certification for Bio-Cement
Prometheus Materials achieves ASTM certification for Bio-Cement Prometheus Materials, a leader in sustainable building materials, has achieved foundational certifications ASTM C129 for nonloadbearing...
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Minnich Manufacturing redesigns industry-leading A-1C Dowel Pin Drill
Minnich Manufacturing redesigns industry-leading A-1C Dowel Pin Drill Minnich Manufacturing has redesigned its industry-leading A-1C dowel pin drill to offer concrete contractors the same high-quality...
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Curb Roller Manufacturing showcasing Curb Tools at World of Concrete
Curb Roller Manufacturing showcasing Curb Tools at World of Concrete Curb Roller Manufacturing, the world leader in shaped concrete roller screeds, offers curb tools that pair seamlessly with the comp...
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Lafarge Canada turns Nova Scotia Cement Plant green
Lafarge Canada turns Nova Scotia Cement Plant green Lafarge Canada has been consistently advancing in their journey to Net-Zero. The largest provider of sustainable and innovative building solutions i...
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Empa researchers find the cause of brittle concrete walls
Empa researchers find the cause of brittle concrete walls “Our houses are crumbling!” reads a banner at a demonstration in Dublin. “100% reparation,” reads T-shirts worn by par...
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Teesside University Researchers are helping to create Carbon Neutral Cement
Teesside University Researchers are helping to create Carbon Neutral Cement An environmentally sustainable building material which could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the construction i...
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Australian project explores Self-Healing Concrete using sloppy sludge
Australian project explores Self-Healing Concrete using sloppy sludge Water treatment sludge could be used to prevent 117,000 kilometres of sewer pipes in Australia from cracking in future, without an...
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Construction of Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 accelerated by PERI Customised formwork
Construction of Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 accelerated by PERI Customised formwork At the south end of Frankfurt Airport, Terminal 3, with its futuristic design, is currently one of Europe’s largest...
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Global Polymer Concrete Market forecast to reach $757.7m by 2026
Global Polymer Concrete Market forecast to reach $757.7m by 2026 The Global polymer concrete market is forecasted to reach USD 757.7 Million by 2026, according to a new report by Reports and Data. A s...
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Research finds Concrete breaks down in Vegetable Oil
Research finds Concrete breaks down in Vegetable Oil Factories in various industries use vegetable oils. These can be both edible oils and technical ones, which are used, for example, for lubricating...
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Lafarge Canada donates Low-Carbon Concrete for Pic Mobert First Nation Sports Park
Lafarge Canada donates Low-Carbon Concrete for Pic Mobert First Nation Sports Park Lafarge Canada was proud to announce an in-kind donation of ECOPact low-carbon concrete, with a market value of over...
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Concrete Roads 2023 now open for Registration
Concrete Roads 2023 now open for Registration Next year, on June 25–28, Krakow will host the 14th edition of the international event devoted to concrete roads. Held every four years (last time in Berl...
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Cortec MCI-2040 tackles Concrete Corrosion Vertical Repairs
Cortec MCI-2040 tackles Concrete Corrosion Vertical Repairs Cortec® Corporation, the home of MCI® Technology, is pleased to announce its new, improved MCI®-2040 High Performance Vertical/Overhead Repa...
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Low Carbon Concrete and Climate Change
Low Carbon Concrete and Climate Change Nothing less than the future of the concrete industry – and the world’s climate – is at stake in a research project trying to devise ways to make low-carbon conc...
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Doka demonstrating its expertise in Dam Construction at Swiss Spitallamm Dam
Doka demonstrating its expertise in Dam Construction at Swiss Spitallamm Dam Doka, the international formwork and scaffolding expert, is demonstrating its expertise in dam construction as the principa...
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FARO announces Augmented Reality App for Concrete Construction
FARO announces Augmented Reality App for Concrete Construction FARO® Technologies, a global leader in 4D digital reality solutions, today announced the release of FARO Flatness Check, the company’s fi...
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Precast Concrete is key to cutting Construction’s Carbon Footprint
Precast Concrete is key to cutting Construction’s Carbon Footprint With the ability to cut CO2 footprint by 25% factory-based precast concrete production has the potential to save billions of to...
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Concrete monitoring innovation increases strength by 30 percent
Concrete monitoring innovation increases strength by 30 percent To increase the strength of concrete, researchers are coming up with new ways to reinforce it, usually with metal structures or nanofibe...
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