From steel slag to low-carbon cement: India-Sweden partnership funds study

The Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten) has given Swedish low-CO2 cement start-up Cemvision a grant to conduct a feasibility study with Tata Steel on converting slag from steelmaking into feedstock for… The post From steel slag to low-carbon cement: India-Sweden partnership funds study appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Historic demo specialist acquired by materials firm

Demolition specialist Thompsons of Prudoe has been acquired by construction materials firm Ashcourt Group. Northumberland-based Thompsons was founded in 1948 as a haulier of agricultural products such as lime, manure and slag, before it expanded operations from the 1960s-1980s, becoming a high-hazard demolition expert. It… The post Historic demo specialist acquired by materials firm appeared first on Construction News.

Ecocem team gets €4m to develop electric arc furnace slag for cement

A research consortium involving Dublin-headquartered low-carbon cement-maker Ecocem has been awarded a €4m research grant by the European Innovation Council (EIC) to develop electric arc furnace (EAF) slag for use… The post Ecocem team gets €4m to develop electric arc furnace slag for cement appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Skanska to use 3,000 slag cement planks in ‘ultra-sustainable’ London project

Skanska is using 3,000 precast planks made of 50% ground granulated blast-furnace slag in its 105 Victoria Street scheme, which the contractor calls "London's most sustainable office building". The post Skanska to use 3,000 slag cement planks in ‘ultra-sustainable’ London project appeared first on Construction Management.

Skanska to use 3,000 slag cement slabs in ‘ultra-sustainable’ London project

Skanska is using 3,000 precast planks made of 50% ground granulated blast-furnace slag in its 105 Victoria Street scheme, which the contractor calls "London's most sustainable office building". The post Skanska to use 3,000 slag cement slabs in ‘ultra-sustainable’ London project appeared first on Construction Management.

Belinda Carr - Are Geopolymers BETTER than Portland Cement? 08062022

Researchers around the world are trying to find an alternative to traditional cement and concrete that is less destructive to our planet. One very promising material is geopolymer cement. It completely replaces Portland cement with waste industrial products. It can also be much stronger and perform better than traditional concrete. This video looks at how geopolymers are made, how they are used, their advantages and disadvantages.

Just Have a Think - New breakthrough claims 90% reduction in Steelmaking emissions, 26022023

Steel making accounts for about 8% of all global emissions, and that's rising quickly as urbanisation accelerates around the world. So we need to decarbonise the steelmaking process NOW! Here's a great new solution for how to achieve that goal

Wondrium - Solving for Zero: The Search for Climate Innovation,10042022

Climate change is devastating and frightening, but it's also solvable. Countering climate change is complex and often expensive, but can be achieved—and some massive steps have already been taken. Rise to the challenge with Wondrium and Bill Gates's new feature-length documentary, Solving for Zero, starting with this exclusive preview.

SciShow - Cement: A Really Hard Problem, 11052020

Concrete sucks CO2 out of the atmosphere, but making it initially produces a lot of carbon dioxide as a byproduct. Fortunately, by rethinking the chemistry of cement altogether, we can actually use carbon dioxide to create our concrete instead.

Bill Gates - Solving for Zero (6 of 6), Concrete Innovators of Ecocem, 15042022

Meet the innovators behind Ecocem, a startup that supplies technologies and low-carbon products to the concrete, cement, and construction industry to minimize carbon emissions for the global construction industry. They've already reduced CO2 emissions in Europe by over 14 million tons