More stories about Concrete

  • Terralite, Terra Bona Materials

    Lighter concrete means reduced fuel during transportation.

  • German Company Makes Glow-in-the-Dark Concrete

    Yes, it's true: glow-in-the-dark concrete now exists, thanks to German-based manufacturer Kann and its NightTec Leuchtsteine pavers.

  • Biological Concrete for Living Façades

    The Structural Technology Group at the Universitat Politèctica de Catalunya (UPC) in Barcelona is developing a multilayered concrete panel system designed to support the growth of mosses, fungi, and lichens.

  • Product: Taktl Vectr

    These façade and wall panels made of ultrahigh-performance concrete can be installed outdoors, indoors, and as a rainscreen.

  • Input on Concrete Product Category Rule Wanted

    Industry input is being sought on a product category rule for concrete, developed by researchers from the University of Washington’s College of Built Environment’s Carbon Leadership Forum.

  • CalStar Thru-Wall Units

    CalStar Products is expanding its masonry line with a Thru-Wall unit.

  • Concrete in Motion

    The high-performance unitized Liquid Wall system aims to revolutionize curtainwall systems.

  • AltusGroup CarbonCast Insulated Wall Panels

    CarbonCast High Performance Insulated Wall Panels from AltusGroup comprise two concrete wythes separated by rigid foam insulation boards connected by C-Grid carbon fiber grid shear trusses.

  • Building Green With Blended Cements

    A look at the performance and sustainable advantages of using supplementary cementitious materials in concrete construction.

  • Drivable Grass by Soil Retention

    Drivable Grass consists of tilelike, 2-foot-by-2-foot concrete squares connected into a mat by a grid system. Landscapers can plant grass through lattice-style holes and cracks that let roots penetrate through the mat into the soil, anchoring it firmly into place, the manufacturer says. The mat’s...