Researchers make game-changing breakthrough that could solve urgent issue in construction industry: 'We want to give back to our society'

Researchers make game-changing breakthrough that could solve urgent issue in construction industry: 'We want to give back to our society'

One of the latest research developments to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete comes out of the University of Saskatchewan's College of Engineering, which is testing plant-based biochar to minimize cement usage, according to a news release. The buildings and construction sector accounts for 37% of global pollution, a figure that includes the production and use of materials such as cement, steel, and aluminum.  Cement is the high-carbon compo…