{"id":34093,"date":"2022-08-16T16:10:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T15:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34093"},"modified":"2022-08-15T18:10:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T17:10:29","slug":"ihbc-signpost-concrete-jungles-6-cement-alternatives-to-reduce-impact-in-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=34093","title":{"rendered":"IHBC Signpost: Concrete Jungles &#8211; 6 cement alternatives to reduce impact in cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-31148\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Climate_Change_Open_Gov_Licence_V3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" \/>ArchDaily<\/em>\u2019s \u2018Topics: Cities And Living Trends\u2019 presents 6 cement alternatives that can reduce its impact in cities.<\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: for illustration &#8211; Open Government LicenceV3.0<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026\u2018a perfect storm\u2019\u2026.the relationship between the climate crisis and the world&#8217;s dependence on concrete\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em>Archdaily<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>The expression \u201ca perfect storm\u201d\u2026 can also be used to describe the relationship between the climate crisis and the world&#8217;s dependence on concrete. As demonstrated in the Chatham House report, while cement (an essential element for concrete manufacturing) is extremely detrimental to the greenhouse effect and climate crisis \u2013representing about 8% of global CO2 emissions\u2013, its global production is nevertheless expected to increase over the next 30 years\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 Nevertheless, there are some options to make the production of concrete more eco-friendly, and to reduce its use in construction:<\/p>\n<h2>AshCrete<\/h2>\n<p>Ashcrete uses fly ash&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Finite<\/h2>\n<p>Through a method created by a company of the same name, <a href=\"https:\/\/royalcommission1851.org\/case-study\/finite?utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=archdaily.com\">Finite<\/a> binds together the fine grains of desert sand to create a material that is as strong concrete and that can be easily melted and reused&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Hempcrete<\/h2>\n<p>Hempcrete is a mixture of hemp fibers with lime and water\u2026<\/p>\n<h2>Mycelium<\/h2>\n<p>Mushrooms have the advantage of being materials that can grow under various temperature and moisture conditions&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Ferrock<\/h2>\n<p>Discovered by mistake by researcher David Stone, Ferrock is created from steel powder &#8211; which is usually discarded from industrial processes &#8211; and silica from ground glass&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>GrapheneCrete<\/h2>\n<p>Graphene is a nanomaterial composed of carbon and the thinnest known crystal&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that creating a product that can be used as widely and as often as concrete is not an easy task. In this sense, investments in innovation and research are essential.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/985952\/concrete-jungles-6-cement-alternatives-that-can-reduce-its-impact-in-cities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ArchDaily\u2019s \u2018Topics: Cities And Living Trends\u2019 presents 6 cement alternatives that can reduce its impact in cities. image: for illustration &#8211; Open Government LicenceV3.0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34093"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34095,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34093\/revisions\/34095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}