The production of eco-concrete consumes up to 30 percent less CO2 than the production of standard concrete.
Grey on the outside, green inside: The production of "Öko˛-Beton" concrete consumes up to 30 percent less CO2 than the production of standard concrete, and yet the "green" concrete is by no means less stable or less convenient to process. Photographic material available for download at the end of the text. Concrete is the most widely used construction material: No tunnel and hardly any building foundation can do without this extremely strong and durable construction material. But the questions about the environmental impact of our construction materials are becoming louder: "Why not turn a tried and tested construction material eco-friendly and make grey concrete "green" within?" Joachim Juhart from the Institute of Technology and Testing of Construction Materials at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) asks. Together with partners from various disciplines his team have set themselves the goal of reducing the environmental impact of concrete "without launching a competition for the most eco-friendly construction materials. We are not so much interested in creating alternatives to concrete as in bringing about sustainable improvements for the material that we have on hand now", Juhart explains. Öko2-Beton for precast element industry.
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