September is “National Preparedness Month”!Each year, the EPA encourages and reminds us to be prepared for disasters or emergencies in our homes, businesses, and communities. According to a National Academy of Sciences
As pollution increases in our rapidly developing world, environmental protection will need to rely on new innovations to remove pollutants. A Highways England review follows increased concerns about the elevated
UK: Concrete Pavement: Additives Could ‘Eat’ Emissions / Pollution Read More »
Sushobhan Sen, Postdoctoral Associate-Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and ISCP Communications Co-Director, was recently interviewed by Tech Briefs—Mission: To report “engineering solutions for design and manufacturing”—on his
Click to enlarge How hot are cities? A lot [hot]! Cities tend to be several degrees warmer than surrounding rural areas, a phenomenon called the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect.
Research Update: A Few Changes to Mitigate UHI Effect & Cool Cities Read More »
An innovation in concrete pavement construction was recently launched in Johannesburg, South Africa, and according to Hannes Engelbrecht, Concrete Unit Business Director-CHRYSO-Southern Africa: “Pointing the way to the future of
Concrete Pavement Innovation Partners in Pioneering Hardstand Launch Read More »
A collaboration between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Le Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) (the French National Center for Scientific Research) has yielded a cement that
Electrically Conductive Cement with Nanocarbon Black Promising for New Applications Read More »
Click to go to Position Paper (or follow the link below) NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER NEXT GENERATION EUThe European Concrete Pavement Association (EUPAVE)’s proposals in latest position paper.
The global building materials company CEMEX, an International Society for Concrete Pavement (ISCP) corporate member, is one of many companies committed to the future of the concrete pavement industry’s contribution
Transport and Highways-Government of India is considering switching to cement concrete pavements and mainly pervious concrete pavements (PCP)s as the main transportation mode throughout India versus flexible (asphalt) pavement. Stormwater
The Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) research finds natural carbon uptake in concrete could offset 5% of US pavement cement production emissions. Just along
Unraveling Carbon Uptake in Concrete Pavements Read More »
