Concrete - why doesn’t it live up to its environmental claims?

Aug 4, 2022

One claim of concrete is that it can act as a heat store. Image: Unsplash/Anaya Katlego

Alice Moncaster

Senior Lecturer in Engineering, The Open University

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Concrete rubble can absorb carbon, but not much. In picture: cement trucks

Concrete rubble can absorb carbon, but not much Image: Unsplash/Claus Grünstäudl

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