Concrete in home building: Improving your Mix for a Cleaner Future

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  • čas přidán 31. 07. 2024
  • Concrete is a great building material; that's why it's used all over the world. However, did you know that it accounts for 8% of global emissions? There are concrete alternatives, but they are challenging to scale, and they cannot match the strength of real concrete. If you are concerned about your carbon footprint and you are renovating or building your home, you can take simple steps to reduce the amount of concrete you use.
    We'll talk about the concrete mixes that we used in a in a zero-carbon natural building. We'll also look at how the concrete industry is trying to be more eco-friendly.
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    0:00 Introduction
    0:50 Reducing Concrete for the Consumer
    1:16 How Producers can reduce Carbon
    2:00 Three Concrete Pours
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Komentáře • 3

  • @eliinthewolverinestate6729
    @eliinthewolverinestate6729 Před 7 měsíci

    I do a lot of masonry work. And live by where a lot of lime and dolomite aggregate are processed. I just use stone to cut down on concrete. Like my floor. 2 inches of limestone fines over insulation. Then 2 inches of concrete and 2 inch slate slabs on the concrete. I was gonna do a dolomite stone foundation. But time and labor. Cmu block is cheaper and way quicker. I will do a 2 foot ban of dolomite on bottom of my masonry veneer.

  • @noahshinabarger
    @noahshinabarger Před 9 měsíci

    What about using graphene? It reduces the amount of concrete you need to use and improves other attributes of the concrete as well. Have you used it or looked into it before? I think the largest challenge is creating large quantities of graphene, but you only would need a few gallons (or maybe less IIRC) for an entire home. Thoughts?