3 Questions: Leveraging carbon uptake to lower concrete’s carbon footprint
MIT CSHub Deputy Director Hessam AzariJafari is conducting vital research to investigate the impacts of concrete's carbonation across its life cycle.
MIT CSHub Deputy Director Hessam AzariJafari is conducting vital research to investigate the impacts of concrete's carbonation across its life cycle.
MIT engineers discover new carbonation pathways for creating more environmentally friendly concrete.
A process that seeks feedback from human specialists proves more effective at optimization than automated systems working alone.
Analyses show stakeholders of all levels must get involved in decarbonizing pavements to reach climate goals.
An unexpected ancient manufacturing strategy may hold the key to designing concrete that lasts for millennia.
Failing to consider neighborhood texture in hurricane-related wind loss models may undervalue stronger construction by over 80 percent.
A new approach enables architects to use discarded tree forks as load-bearing joints in their structures.
Senior Carene Umubyeyi seeks to advance sustainable structural design in her home country of Rwanda and beyond.
MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab researchers aim to design concrete mixtures that use AI to shrink environmental footprint and cost, while recycling byproducts and increasing performance.
New analysis could help identify optimal materials for the crisscrossing struts that bolster bridges, towers, and buildings.
New research on ancient Roman concrete inspires durable and sustainable modern constructions.
MIT researchers have analyzed greenhouse gas emissions from future buildings across America and outlined region-specific solutions.
MIT researchers find emissions of U.S. buildings and pavements can be reduced by around 50 percent even as concrete use increases.
To mitigate natural hazards equitably, PhD candidate Ipek Bensu Manav of the MIT CSHub is incorporating social vulnerability into resilience engineering and hazard recovery.
Jeevan Kalanithi SM ’07 is CEO of OpenSpace, a company founded by three Media Lab graduates using computer vision to benefit the construction industry.