New Concrete Made From Coal Plant Waste Lasts 10 Times as Long

Daox · 08-25-10, 07:51 PM

Very cool idea. No environmental person really loves coal, but its a fact of life that we get TONS of energy from it all around the world. If we are to use it, we might as well use it more efficiently.

New Concrete Made From Coal Plant Waste Lasts 10 Times as Long : TreeHugger

Piwoslaw · 08-27-10, 04:17 AM

This is very interesting. I hope the technology matures enough to see daylight.
One of the cons of stronger concrete is the cost of tearing it down at the end of its lifecycle, but this should be offset by not having to premaruely reinforce and/or rebuild structures.

Higgy · 08-27-10, 10:36 AM

Very cool looking design to if you wanted to make a concrete floor in your house. I wonder if there's any offgassing from this type of concrete?

Daox · 08-27-10, 10:38 AM

Is there offgassing from normal concrete?

Higgy · 08-27-10, 11:14 AM

Dunno, but this is made from waste, so I'm just curious.

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Piwoslaw Super Moderator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 961 Thanks: 188 Thanked 110 Times in 86 Posts	This is very interesting. I hope the technology matures enough to see daylight. One of the cons of stronger concrete is the cost of tearing it down at the end of its lifecycle, but this should be offset by not having to premaruely reinforce and/or rebuild structures.

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Higgy The Gardener Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manitoba - Canada Posts: 492 Thanks: 17 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Very cool looking design to if you wanted to make a concrete floor in your house. I wonder if there's any offgassing from this type of concrete?

08-27-10, 11:14 AM	#5
Higgy The Gardener Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manitoba - Canada Posts: 492 Thanks: 17 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Dunno, but this is made from waste, so I'm just curious.