In the Eifel region, pumice has been a “constant” in the production of lightweight concrete blocks for many decades. More recently, however, there has been a significant decline in production...
The careful use of natural resources is a central concern of our time and is considered an essential element of decarbonizing cement and concrete. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to...
Due to their economic importance, their resource intensity and, in particular, their current share of climate-relevant greenhouse gas emissions, the construction and real estate sectors, along with...
Calcined clays will soon present an attractive opportunity to produce concretes that are optimized in both environmental and engineering terms. This will provide the construction industry with a...
Producing cement for concrete components has a considerable environmental impact. This is predominantly due to the clinker burning process, which requires high thermal energy input and generates...
According to the Global Climate Report, we will not be able to reach our climate targets without carbon sinks. It is thus foreseeable that prices of carbon certificates will increase significantly. A...
Strain-Hardening Cement-based Composites (SHCC) are characterized by their high strain capacity in tension. Due to their high tensile strength and an ultimate strain amounting to several percent, it...
Timber-concrete composite floors can lower greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the concrete volume. In the composite section, the reinforced concrete slab primarily transfers normal compressive...
Fiber orientation has a significant effect on the load-bearing capacity of steel-fiber-reinforced concrete (SFRC) components. To optimize this orientation, an extrusion-based concreting method...
There are many ways to achieve the required significant reduction in carbon emissions and resource efficiency in concrete production and processing. Using clinker-efficient cements, such as CEM II/C-M...
