Understanding Environmental Impact: Causes, Effects, and Sustainable Solutions Tag

Sustainable Concrete: All Your Questions Answered

Sustainable Concrete: Positively Impacting the Environment

June 14, 2022

How Does Concrete Impact the Environment? You have probably noticed that we are big fans of concrete here at Giatec. It is an amazing, durable,…

Green Concrete: 7 Tips to Make Your Construction Project Environmentally Friendly

May 29, 2022

One of our top priorities at Giatec is helping our customers and partners find an environmentally friendly way of building with green concrete. It is…

Concrete-Eating Robots – The Future of Recycling Old Buildings

January 29, 2021

The process of demolishing a building involves heavy machinery to crush concrete and separate valuable materials that can be reused. Current methods consume quite a significant amount of time and money in order…

Building Clean Energy: Mass Concrete Temperature Monitoring with SmartRock®

December 10, 2020

As global initiatives to go carbon-neutral continue to push the demand for sustainable and renewable energy sources, many are looking to wind farms as a green solution to energy needs. Wind power…

Dallas Bridge Margaret McDermott Eliminates Testing to Save Money

December 4, 2020

Photo by Art Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Margaret McDermott Dallas Bridge over the Trinity River in Dallas, Texas was intended to…

Wood vs. Concrete: The Best Choice for Builders and GCs

July 23, 2020

Wood and concrete have been used in construction for thousands of years and for good reason. Both materials have properties that make them appealing building…

How Concrete Can Reap Solid Environmental and Economic Benefits

July 4, 2018

Made up of water, aggregate (rock, sand, or gravel), and Portland cement, concrete is the most widely used construction material. Its popularity is mainly due…

Defending the Most Sustainable Construction Material: Response to CNN

May 8, 2018

A few days ago, CNN published an article entitled “Concrete is a disaster for our planet: can the building industry break its addiction?” causing an…

How Recycled Tires Can Put an End to Potholes Forever!

April 6, 2018

Concrete and asphalt are the main materials that are used to pave the roads that paint our landscapes throughout the globe and connect us to…

Using Beet Juice to Keep Streets Healthy and Clear of Ice

February 8, 2018

A Viable Alternative to Corrosion Causing Road Salt In Canada and other parts of the world with colder climates, road salt has been used for…

Re-using Plastic for Corrosion Prevention

November 20, 2017

Could a Life-Saving Plastic be a Long-Lasting Solution for Concrete Corrosion? Each year, hospitals around the world throw away tonnes of plastic waste as a…

Reducing The Concrete Industry’s Carbon Footprint

November 3, 2017

The Advancement of Direct Air Capture Technology If drastic changes regarding CO2 emissions aren’t made soon, the world will be in dire need of large-scale…

Improving Quality and Safety in Infrastructure Developments

October 13, 2017

Why Project Managers Should be Concerned with Concrete Quality and Safety When it comes to defects and failures in constructed facilities, project managers and construction…

A New Biological Solution for Repairing Concrete Structures

September 1, 2017

Using Mushrooms to Repair Crumbling Infrastructure There is no denying that as concrete ages it can start to crumble. Cracks and concrete corrosion can lead…

How Concrete Can Help Reduce Air Pollution

July 26, 2017

Two of the main contributors to air pollution can be reduced thanks to technological advancements in the concrete industry. Learn more now.

Benefits to Using Recycled Tires in Concrete

June 30, 2017

How Recycled Tires Are Used to Reinforce Concrete Although there have been cases of concrete structures lasting centuries (like the Colosseum), concrete produced today will…

Road Salt Meets its Match With a New Type of Concrete

May 25, 2017

More Durable Concrete That Doesn’t React to Salt It has been a known fact for engineers that road salt, used as a de-icing agent every…

Re-Thinking Captured Carbon

March 14, 2017

What to do with Captured Carbon? With concrete being the second most consumed substance on earth (next to water), it is no secret that the…