Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Concrete Is Remixed With Environment in Mind
This article talks about a concrete job on the new bridge above the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis. The bridge was built to replace one that collapsed in 2007 and killed 13 people. It is constructed almost entirely of concrete embedded with steel reinforcing bars, or rebar. The CO2 emissions associated with them are accounted for in electricity generation and steel making. They help reduce the concrete’s carbon footprint.
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