Adverse Effects Of Concrete On Our Environment
By
Meet Rathwa
Mentor:
Aishwarya Vazhappalli
- This 3 minute video published by Civil Mentors talks about the major problem with concrete on the environment.
- After transportation and energy, cement production is the third biggest source of Carbon dioxide emissions in the world.
- Concrete relies on cement, which could be worrying for the engineers as it is not a sustainable material.
- Traditionally, cement kilns are coal fired and burning of coal releases more greenhouse gases then many other fuels.
- The video also mentions of possible solutions such as reducing the amount of cement in concrete mixture by using recycled materials.
- Recycled aggregates, including recycled concrete from old demolished buildings or fly-ash could be few of the many alternatives to the concrete mixture.