Green Concrete in Construction
  • Innovation, Projects

Can Construction Solve Its Concrete Conundrum?

Concrete is the most common material used in construction, but manufacturing its primary binder—Portland cement—causes greenhouse gas emissions, putting pressure on the industry to find a more environmentally sustainable solution

Is Concrete Seawall Construction the Answer to Coastal Threats?

  • Innovation
Rising tidal activity, in part driven by climate change, increasingly threatens coastal communities. Officials are assessing shore defenses around the country, including considering seawalls. But are such structures the answer, or are there more effective alternatives?

What Can Engineers Do To Strive Toward Net-Zero Engineering?

  • Innovation
Engineers have a crucial role to play in making the built environment greener, particularly when it comes to delivering infrastructure that impacts the world around us. In an interview with Bluebeam, expert Tim Chapman of Arup and the Institution of Civil Engineers spells out what needs to be done.

What Is Embodied Carbon in Construction and How Can It Be Reduced?

  • Innovation
The construction industry needs to address not only the operational carbon of a building – what it emits throughout its use – but the embodied carbon in buildings, which is linked to the materials used to deliver it, along with the construction activity itself.

How To Keep Remote Construction Teams Motivated and Productive

  • Innovation, People
COVID has made businesses adapt to remote work, creating challenges regarding workplace culture and performance. Understanding these and implementing ways to maintain and build collaboration, motivation and productivity can have lasting positive results
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