Scaling up Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage for Sustainable Architecture

We live in an increasingly urbanized world. Housing, hospitals, schools, and roads –the foundations of everyday life– require strong, durable materials. The AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) industry therefore relies heavily on cement, the main component in concrete, to build these elements. Yet for architects, the versatility and resistance of concrete don’t always go hand in hand with sustainability credentials. 

Scaling up Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage for Sustainable Architecture
‘Carbon2Business’ utilization project at Lägerdorf cement plant, Germany. Image Courtesy of Holcim ‘Carbon2Business’ utilization project at Lägerdorf cement plant, Germany. Image Courtesy of Holcim

We live in an increasingly urbanized world. Housing, hospitals, schools, and roads –the foundations of everyday life– require strong, durable materials. The AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) industry therefore relies heavily on cement, the main component in concrete, to build these elements. Yet for architects, the versatility and resistance of concrete don’t always go hand in hand with sustainability credentials. 

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