New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability.

The discovery of a 2,000-year-old building site in Pompeii reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials, but its production is a significant source of carbon emissions due to the energy-intensive process of cement manufacturing. As the ...

Researchers around the world are working to find ways to make concrete greener, including at the University of Pennsylvania.

When talking about building a better future, concrete is often maligned as an out-of-date material that is bad for the environment. But is it as simple as that? We recast the debate. It takes real ...

Danielson's CarbonBuilt produces a lower emissions concrete block. Here's why it's a good thing for builders and the ...

Watching the side of a mountain get blown to bits in the new documentary Architecton, the shock is not just from the explosion but also from the quotidian end result of such brutal force. The film by ...

Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It's among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many structures built by the Romans still survive, in some form, thanks to their ...