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Say goodbye to concrete front porch: The material that's classic & timeless

While concrete has been a popular trend for front porches everywhere, it's still second-best to a long-lasting alternative ...

These light, ultra-powerful bricks are made of sugar — and there's a big reason they could replace concrete

Known as Sugarcrete, this bio-building component can serve as a brick, an insulating panel, or a load-bearing element.
Science Daily

Used concrete transformed into new bricks while trapping CO2

Researchers have turned concrete from a demolished school building and carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air into new blocks strong enough to build a house with. The process involved grinding the old ...
Colorado Public Radio

A Colorado startup wants buildings to suck up carbon, one living concrete block at a time

Loren Burnett, the CEO of Prometheus Materials in Longmont, thinks it's time to reconsider the concrete block. His company's proposed alternative is a "bio-cement" first developed at the University of ...