Can Concrete Be Considered a Green Material?

Concrete. It's modern. It's cheap. It lasts quite a long time...

But is it green? Inhabitat explores the process of creating concrete from limestone, it's long term durability, recyclability, etc, to inquire into it's longterm effect on the environment.

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"Concrete is a familiar substance. Its durable nature and versatile applications have made its usage ubiquitous throughout our cities. However this primary building material is also extremely energy intensive to make and transport, and produces a significant amount of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Can the omnipresent grey substance ever be reconciled as a green building material? Read on for our in-depth report."

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