US carbon-negative concrete maker Partanna says it will set up a factory in Saudi Arabia after signing a collaboration agreement with the developer of the $63.2bn Diriyah tourism giga project.…

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered that adding water and carbon black (soot from partial burning of hydrocarbons) to cement turns concrete into an energy storing…

A recently completed $17m traffic corridor in Rockaway, Queens, has used porous concrete on the pavement to improve drainage. The Beach 108th Street project was designed to accommodate increased pedestrian…

António Guterres, the UN secretary general, has called on cement makers to eliminate their carbon emissions by 2050. Speaking at a meeting in Zürich, Guterres and Thomas Guillot, the chief…

Saudi tourism developer Red Sea Global (RSG) has agreed to lay carbon-negative concrete pavers at its large landscape nursery in Saudi Arabia. The pavers are made by Partanna, which claims…

Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) have discovered that adding charcoal to cement can result in a concrete that absorbs more carbon than is created by its production thanks to…

Nine US states with concrete interstate highways will test sensors developed by Purdue University that tell engineers when a section of road is ready for heavy traffic. Attached to rebar…

Researchers from the US, Switzerland and Italy claim to have discovered the secret to the longevity of Roman concrete. The team looked at whether, as has been proposed, it owes…