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Concrete
Electrified Cement Created Through MIT-CNRS Partnership
Researchers developed cement that conducts electricity and generates heat to make concrete more sustainable and create new uses for the material, including radiant indoor floor heating.
Asphalt
Embrace the Business Advantages of Sustainability and Resilience
Technology & Services
Giatec Aims to Reduce 400 Million Tons of GHG with AI
Pavement Maintenance
Taking a Sustainable Approach to Pavement Maintenance in 2021
Concrete
California Nevada Cement Association's Roadmap to Reach Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2045
Asphalt Plants
Education Key to Success at RAP Management
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Equipment
K-Tec and Soil Connect Partner to Promote Efficient Earthmoving
Companies will work together to educate the earthmoving industry through multiple cross-promotional channels about new technologies and best practices.
Asphalt
The Ultimate Guide to Asphalt Pavement Compaction
A detailed how-to guide full of steps and recommendations to achieve successful asphalt pavement compaction and avoid failure.
Business
Promoting ‘Employee Power’ for Success
One of the best ways you can improve your business is by making sure your employees know you will honestly evaluate any suggestions they bring to you.
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Business
Green Finance: Credit Available for Sustainable Infrastructure Project Lending
Generate Capital has started a credit business for financing companies creating sustainable infrastructure projects and solutions.
Construction Technology
ConTech Startup ZS2 Technologies Wins Top Prize for Clean Building Materials
Calgary building technology company recognized in Alberta cleantech startup industry.
Gasoline Engines
E-Fuels Offer Possible Alternative to Reduce Carbon Emissions
IDTechEx has released a new report which examines the benefits e-fuels can provide over other alternative fuel options.
Business
Doosan Bobcat North America Headquarters Receives LEED Gold certification
The West Fargo facility is one of only 12 LEED-certified buildings in North Dakota to receive gold-level status.
Sustainability
AkzoNobel Opens R&D Lab for Low-Cure Powder Coatings
A new research center which will develop products for the growing area of powderon wood has been opened by AkzoNobel at its site in Como, Italy.
Asphalt
Turning Face Masks into Pavement
An innovative way to reduce pandemic-generated waste by recycling single-use face masks into pavement.
Concrete
Lehigh Cement Among Latest to Launch Reduced Carbon Footprint Concrete
Lehigh Hanson has launched EcoCem PLUS at its Edmonton plant in Canada.
Diesel Engines
DME Fuel Provides Alternative for Heavy-Duty Engines
Synthetic fuel could help bridge the future to clean energy.
Sustainability
HeidelbergCement Scales Up CO2 Capture Technology
HeidelbergCement is starting the further development and scaling-up of the LEILAC technology (Low Emissions Intensity Lime And Cement) together with the Australian technology company Calix and a European consortium.
Construction Technology
Canadian Construction Tech Startup Nexii Opening Plant in Pennsylvania With 180 Jobs
Green construction tech company Nexii receives investor funding, names notables to board and plans to open Pennsylvania plant in spring 2021.
Concrete Materials
The Impact of Admixtures on Sustainability
Two examples that illustrate how admixtures can be used to reduce the CO2 footprint of concrete.
Construction Technology
Chevron Invests in Startup That Creates Concrete Aggregate from CO2
Chevron invested in San Jose-based Blue Planet Systems, a startup that manufactures and develops carbonate aggregates and carbon capture technology intended to reduce the carbon intensity of industrial operations.
Infrastructure
New York Governor Cuomo Announces $26 Billion Green Energy Initiative
The massive public-private partnership (P3) initiative includes wind and solar energy projects throughout the state.
Sustainability
Carleton Students Research Low-Carbon Concrete, Sustainable Building Materials
Carleton University students in Canada are continuing hand-on learning and researching building materials with a low carbon footprint.
Sustainability
Tata Steel Leads Initiative to Produce 'Green' Rebar in India
Tata Steel has collaborated with CII Green Business Centre and relevant stakeholders in the India steel sector to develop GreenPro framework for steel rebars.
Sustainability
Green Building Initiative Announces Board of Directors Appointees
The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced the election of Charles Kibert, professor and director of the Powell Center for Construction and Environment at the University of Florida, as chair of its board of directors.
Construction Technology
Balfour Beatty Plans to Reduce Construction Site Carbon Emissions by 80%
Balfour Beatty, with Sunbelt and Invisible Systems, has developed technology to manage the power supply of construction sites and reduce carbon emissions on its sites by up to 80%.
Concrete Materials
Investment to Create Synthetic Limestone Aggregate
Using sequestered carbon dioxide, Blue Planet Systems Corp. is developing a construction-grade rock, and ultimately concrete, that would have net-zero or net-negative carbon footprint.
Concrete
Mission: Carbon Zero
The players driving sustainability and reducing carbon emissions within the cement and concrete industries.
Construction Technology
Doosan Heavy in Tech Spotlight as Part of Microsoft Digital Twin Announcement
Microsoft highlighted Doosan's work in sustainability and technology in the tech giant's on digital twin software.
Infrastructure
International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure Celebrates Growth in First Year
Leaders from across the country came together virtually to highlight the consensus that engineers are uniquely placed to shape our collective future of infrastructure adaptation and resilience.
Construction Technology
Construction Industry Could Hit Sustainability Target with AI, Researchers Suggest
Computer scientists at the University of the West of England are developing software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to help construction reduce the amount of embodied carbon in their building and infrastructure.
Concrete Materials
Setting C02 in Concrete Improves Its Strength
According to one company, CarbonCure, injecting C02 into concrete can increase the concrete's strength
Concrete
HeidelbergCement Uses Solar to Offset CO2 in Hong Kong
HeidelbergCement is one partner in a group generating solar power to reduce CO2 emissions.
Concrete
University Research Suggests Recycled Concrete as Good, or Better than Traditional
Results of a new five-year study of recycled concrete show that it performs as well, and in several cases even better, than conventional concrete. Researchers suggest the recycled concrete can be a 100% substitute for non-structural applications.
Concrete
HeidelbergCement $531 Million to Modernize Cement Sites in France
HeidelbergCement’s subsidiary Ciments Calcia presented the draft terms of its large-scale investment and reorganisation programme for several of its sites in France.
Concrete
U.S. DOE Award Carbon Capture Technology Grant to CEMEX
CEMEX and Membrane Technology & Research, Inc. are working on a low-cost innovative CO2 capture technology to be implemented in CEMEX’s Texas cement plant.
Asphalt
Asphalt Industry Evaluates Utilizing Plastic in its Mixtures
As activists and legislators continue to push for solutions to sustainably divert the plastic waste stream, the asphalt pavement industry is leading and coordinating the effort to evaluate the viability of including plastics in asphalt mixtures.
Sustainability
Six Sustainable Building Materials to Look for in 2021
As contractors begin to plan future projects, be on the lookout for these seven sustainable building materials in 2021 and beyond
Sustainability
CEMEX and Carbon Upcycling to Use Nanotechnology to Produce Low Emission Concrete
The technology developed seeks to increase industrial by-products availability with cementitious qualities, like fly ash and slag, to produce concretes with a low CO2 footprint.
