Changing Concrete

Changing Concrete

Learn more about future changes to concrete, including using waste plastic in concrete, here.

Read the paper here

The Basics

Learn the fundamentals of concrete — what it is and why it matters. Read more here.

Concrete blocks

History of Concrete

Read about history here

Concrete as a Material

The most used building material globally. Understand its ubiquity and aggregate mining impacts. Read more here.

Concrete mixing truck pouring wet concrete

Iconic Structures

Enduring mega-structures like the Pantheon, Hoover Dam, and Burj Khalifa. Read more here.

The Pantheon in Rome, a historic unreinforced concrete dome

The Plastic Problem

200,000 tons of waste PLA from 3D printing requires urgent sustainable recycling solutions. Read more here.

Waste Polylactic Acid (PLA) produced as a byproduct of 3D printing

What is PLA?

A 3D printing bioplastic. Learn why its rigidity prevents traditional landfill composting. Read more here.