Reduced carbon concrete / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...carbon construction and bio-economic development in Canada - especially for mid-rise buildings: View the wood mid-rise construction time-lapse video for Arbora LCA for buildings - wood v concrete v steel - embodied carbon Which is better, OSB or plywood - for roofs, walls and floors? The best lumber choices for...

...CarbonCure low-carbon concrete the solution we've been waiting for to reduce the carbon output from home building? Concrete in homes = high carbon footprint  Have you ever seen a house without any concrete in it? it’s not impossible to build a home without concrete as you could rest a home on screw piles, but you reall...

...carbon-negative concrete CMU blocks for the North East of Canada and USA - see here. Prometheus is another American company that has developed a new zero-carbon concrete technology with microalgae. Low-emission concrete blocks © Solidia Technologies® Innovative materials like wood fiber insulation carbon storage prov...

...Concrete's environmental impact: Yes, building a slab-on-grade means pouring concrete, and concrete has a significant environmental footprint. That's why we strongly recommend opting for reduced-carbon, green(er) concrete options. Look for those that use supplementary cementitious materials like fly ash, slag, graphene...