The Department of Energy has awarded Iowa State University researchers with a $1-million grant for their high-strength concrete technology that has the potential to revolutionize the production of wind energy.
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Research out of the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC (Würzburg, Germany) shows that the addition of manufactured porous glass to paint or plaster can help your home better regulate the indoor climate—particularly, humidity.
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A team from Michigan State University has developed a new luminescent solar concentrator that offers greater efficiency with complete transparency.
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A new bio-brick installation that marries form with function shows that carbon-friendly construction components can also be award-winning works of art.
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ORNL launches imaging institute, Corning supplies NASA, construction jobs are up, Samena considers RAK liquidation, and Morgan Advanced Materials finds its niche.
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A new project seeks to improve access by raising the roof—a special concrete roof, that is, complete with a bio-concrete system to transform collected rain to safe drinking water.
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Shipments of portland and blended cement in the U.S. and Puerto Rico were up in March, according to a survey from the U.S. Geological Survey.
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What would New York City (home to some of the world’s tallest and newest skyscrapers) look like if its steely skyline was suddenly green?
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New advances in concrete could create-longer lasting and more environmentally-friendly improvements for the world’s “go-to” building material.
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Construction of the $1.23-billion Kingdom Tower—a proposed 3,280-foot-tall tower with 200 floors—has begun and developers are faced with many challenges, including how to pump concrete more than half a mile into the sky.
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