SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
“ Cement is the most common construction material and is a huge source of planet-warming gas emissions ”
ADAM ELMAN EMEA SUSTAINABILITY LEAD GOOGLE
LafargeHolcim , Anhui Conch , CNBM ( China National Building Material ), HeidelbergCement and Cemex – the world of cement could be about to change .
Cambridge University Lead Scientist on the electric cement project Cyrille Dunant told the BBC that the innovation “ could allow the production of zerocarbon cement ”. He added that it would also make the steel recycling process less polluting , because manufacturing the chemicals used as slag also generates high carbon emissions .
Dunant says : “ we have shown that the high temperatures in the furnace reactivate the old cement , and because
136 August 2024