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Center for Advanced Construction Materials (CACM) in collaboration with the University Transportation Center for Durable and Resilient Transportation Infrastructure (DuRe-Transp)
Concrete is an extensively used construction material worldwide. There are aspects that need to be considered when we aim to use concrete in sustainable construction. The presentation will discuss the need to consider aspects such as mechanical integrity, durability, carbon footprint and embodied energy in the assessment of the sustainability of a concrete mix.
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U.S. Department of Transportation funding UTA research with five-year, $10 million grant
A University of Texas at Arlington civil engineering researcher is looking to develop a new age of greener and more energy-efficient concrete with 30% lower manufacturing, operational and maintenance costs, targeting a 50% extended lifetime and negative net greenhouse gas emissions in transportation infrastructure.