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Sustainable concrete - the remix

Guidelines for making concrete from recycled ingredients could help the construction industry reduce its environmental impact. An EU-funded project developed the guidelines based on tests of recycled concrete, recycled steel from old tires and natural fibres from sisal.

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Environment & climate action Innovation Funding Researchers Bio-based Industries Marie Skłodowska Curie actions Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Italy Portugal Environment

date:  13/06/2016

Project:  Environmentally-friendly solutions for C...

acronym:  EnCoRe

See also:  CORDIS

As the most widely used construction material in the world, concrete has a significant impact on the environment. Producing it consumes large amounts of raw materials and is responsible for around 10 % of all human-sourced emissions of greenhouse gases, according to the team behind the ENCORE project. Concrete from demolished buildings and structures also generates a large amount of waste each year.

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