Designing climate-friendly concrete, from the nanoscale up
New understanding of concrete’s properties could increase lifetime of the building material, decrease emissions.
New understanding of concrete’s properties could increase lifetime of the building material, decrease emissions.
Concrete Sustainability Hub researcher Omar Swei is working to help Jordanian planners optimize maintenance on state-owned highways.
Research aims to encourage decision makers to think of infrastructure as part of the solution in a carbon constrained environment.
Findings may guide development of formulas to make the material more durable, less CO2-intensive.
New research shows concrete is a strong choice for the long-term confinement of nuclear waste.
Franz-Josef Ulm explores the physics of dirty materials and messy systems to advance sustainable infrastructure and clean energy technology.
A leader in the field of cement chemistry, Jennings developed the first fully quantitative model of the nanostructure of CSH, the major component of hydrated cement.
Engineer studies materials' role in manufacturing and infrastructure.