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Hopes build for eco-concrete [1]

The cluster of beige corrugated-iron sheds and silos don't look like much, but this unassuming factory in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, represents a potential revolution in greenhouse gas emissions. It's the first commercial enterprise in the world dedicated to transforming waste from power stations and blast furnaces into geopolymer concrete, a particularly promising green concrete.

Publication Date: 
26/01/2008
Rachel Nowak [2]
New Scientist [3]
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Green Products [4], Climate Change [5], Climate Mitigation [6], Green Buildings [7], Building Materials [8], Cement [9], Waste Conversion [10]
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