Mitigating hazards with vulnerability in mind
To mitigate natural hazards equitably, PhD candidate Ipek Bensu Manav of the MIT CSHub is incorporating social vulnerability into resilience engineering and hazard recovery.
To mitigate natural hazards equitably, PhD candidate Ipek Bensu Manav of the MIT CSHub is incorporating social vulnerability into resilience engineering and hazard recovery.
A new study describes why, in the sector where emissions are hardest to cut, carbon capture could be the sharpest knife.
Imaging technique could enable new pathways for reducing concrete’s hefty carbon footprint, as well as for 3-D printing of concrete.
A collaboration between MIT and CNRS has yielded a cement that conducts electricity and generates heat.
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub research finds natural carbon uptake in concrete could offset 5 percent of US pavement cement production emissions.
In an award-winning paper, the PhD student and MIT CSHub research assistant measures how the weight of vehicles deteriorates pavements.
Associate Professor Michael Short’s innovative approach can be seen in the two nuclear science and engineering courses he’s transformed.
MIT postdoc explains how reflective pavements can significantly — and often indirectly — mitigate climate change and extreme heat.
Study finds simple changes in road resurfacing practices could improve gas mileage for heavy vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Concrete is the world’s most consumed construction material. Yet there’s a lot the public doesn’t know about it or its environmental impact.
Substituting lumber for materials such as cement and steel could cut building emissions and costs.
Summer program in civil and environmental engineering examines the intersection of modern engineering and cultural heritage.
MIT researchers find a way to eliminate carbon emissions from cement production — a major global source of greenhouse gases.
To predict building damage, Kostas Keremidis of the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub is modeling structures as ensembles of atoms.
Researchers at the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub study the many factors that influence a pavement’s environmental footprint.