Reinventing Concrete, the Ancient Roman Way
By learning the secrets of 2,000-year-old cement, researchers are trying to devise greener, more durable modern options.
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Georgia Concrete Executives, Company Sentenced For Price Fixing And Bid Rigging
Four executives and a concrete company have been sentenced for their roles in a multi-year conspiracy to manipulate the ready ...
‘Entirely preventable’: Mass. contractor to blame for death of worker crushed in collapse, feds say
The operator of three Massachusetts-based contracting companies is to blame for the death of a worker who was crushed in a ...
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Mining Cement in Misery: The Human Cost of Paraguay’s Construction Boom
As the local artisanal miners struggle, INC says it is also barely making ends meet, reporting annual deficits and a major ...
Multiple system failures flood and cause damage to troubled Oklahoma County jail
The Oklahoma County jail keeps falling apart. This time several plumbing failures hit all at once. But at least the jail ...
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World's biggest cement producers make $75 million investment that could transform the industry: 'We can scale up our impact'
The company is building its first commercial manufacturing plant, which is expected to be operational by 2026. World's biggest cement producers make $75 million investment that could transform the ...
A Libyan warlord's concrete offensive: Rebuilding after the flash flood of 2023
The Derna flood disaster was a symbol of the failure of the eastern Libyan government. Now the region's de facto ruler, ...
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Machine learning models could alleviate risks posed by cracking and corroding concrete structures, say scientists
Scientists say they have designed machine learning models able to predict when and why structures built of reinforced ...
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How wooden houses can transform Uganda's housing crisis
Wooden houses can position Uganda for a sustainable future by addressing the housing crisis through cost-effective, ...