Lightweight concrete masonry unit made with Big River's expanded clay lightweight aggregate Lightweight aggregate can be used in several ways to make concrete lighter and safer while also boosting ...

Contractors can increase the speed and ease of placing concrete with the latest technologies. But even the most advanced equipment cannot significantly enhance the quality of concrete. To do this, the ...

Like anything else, concrete structures get dirty over time, and it's a hassle to clean them. Such chores may soon no longer be necessary, however, as scientists have developed what they claim is a ...

As cutting costs remains the overwhelming pre-occupation for construction industries throughout the globe, maximising space by building tall offers an attractive solution. Gareth Moores, executive ...

A new inner-city perimeter block development with six buildings and a total of 139 apartments has been built in the centre of Leipzig. Prefabricated Klimapor elements from H+L Baustoff in Glauchau ...

Concrete has quietly become one of the planet’s biggest climate problems, yet the material itself has barely changed in a ...

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