Concrete Action for Sustainability: Green Cement for Cities of the Future

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Green technology is now being applied to the widest range of applications, from energy production to food processing to sustainable transportation. These technologies, as marginal as they seem, have a huge role in defining the culture and society of the future. And in the case of green cement, literally build the cities of the future.

Green cement may sound like science fiction but in actuality it is already being applied in construction across the world. The main advantage of green cement is that it utilises less water and produces less air pollution than regular cement. As developing countries around the world begin to urbanise, cement demand is likely to increase by a billion tonnes in the next 20 years.

This is why firms such as Novacem, out of the UK, are developing eco-friendly alternatives to cement. Novacem’s experimental cement utilises a diverse range of chemicals including magnesium carbonate and CO2. This is a far cry from traditional cement which actually releases carbon dioxide into the air upon production.

Today Novacem is ready to expand production and begin to supply its cement to consumers for use. While it may be a small offering currently, they are not alone in this endeavour. Creating sustainable building materials is a key concern of engineering departments around the world. It’s only a matter of time before someone cracks the case.