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An interdisciplinary team of #MIT researchers working from the nanoscale up to reduce the energy footprint of the world’s most common #building material

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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
5 days
A new CSHub research brief explores how to optimize carbon uptake in crushed concrete. Increasing stockpiling time, decreasing particle size, and spreading the stockpile over a larger area can help. Read: https://t.co/SXOr0VpC57
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
6 months
On 7/3, 11am, join Drs. @hessam_aj and Pranav Pradeep Kumar for a #webinar discussing a framework to model the carbon uptake potential of both wet- and dry-cast #concrete products. @CncrtAdvFound @_CMHA @American_Cement https://t.co/SUY7qZqPTI
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
7 months
On 5/29, 11am, join Drs. @hessam_aj, Soroush Mahjoubi, and Miaomiao Zhang for a webinar discussing our research on the emissions impacts of concrete's inherent strength variability, the necessary practice of overdesign, and prescriptive specifications. https://t.co/2gqFtZha7T
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
8 months
On 4/30, 12pm ET, Dr. Elizabeth Moore joins Dr. Marcos Miranda @CarbonSolnLLC to discuss their work on enabling cost-effective CCUS infrastructure for hard-to-abate sectors! Register for this webinar: https://t.co/R9jSrexda8
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
9 months
On 3/27 11am, join Dr. Elizabeth Moore (CSHub & @MIT Climate Project) and Dr. Marcos Miranda (@CarbonSolnLLC) as they review #carboncapture #CCUS #research on enabling cost-effective, scalable infrastructure for #HardToAbate sectors. https://t.co/HRosP0SFwp
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
10 months
#Concrete is typically designed stronger than required to account for natural variability. By narrowing this gap, we can cut excess material use and save more than 80kg CO₂e per cubic meter of concrete. Learn more: https://t.co/hPrxIkSqyI
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
10 months
Join Dr. Haoran Li and Dr. @hessam_aj on 2/27 11am ET as they discuss how the recently published Streamlined #Pavement #LCA Tool enables pavement design optimization and refines long-term performance forecasting. https://t.co/EgfHxkMul3
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
11 months
Natural hazards are expected to cost the U.S. ~$40 billion annually by 2075. CSHub Director Randolph Kirchain explains why the #Trump admin. & new #Congress must invest in stronger #construction to save lives, homes, and long-term spending. https://t.co/HYonlnqY5y
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
1 year
Don't miss us at @NASEMTRB's 2025 Annual Meeting! @ConcreteAdvFdn @PCA_Daily @PaveConcrete @MIT @MIT_CEE See our presentation list: https://t.co/kx9E38ZPv5
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
1 year
On 1/30 11am ET, join Drs. Beth Unger and Elizabeth Moore as they cover the findings of our special project on transforming the role of the concrete delivery professional. This research was funded by @ConcreteAdvFdn https://t.co/dqyEIFvRJU
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
1 year
Learn how pavement material choice can cool cities & provide environmental benefits in a new @DCN_Canada article featuring our research. @PCA_Daily https://t.co/a0iTsDHzU3
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
1 year
.@nytimes featured @admir_masic's research on Ancient Roman #concrete and how to harness it to boost the #resilience of today's concrete. @MIT @MIT_CEE https://t.co/UHcmy3MMwG
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
1 year
Join Prof. Elsa Olivetti 10/24 11am ET as she discusses how #languagemodels can help acquire data and develop models for beneficial use of #byproducts specific to the #builtenvironment. @OlivettiGroup @MITEngineering https://t.co/37Y3ZC7lMA
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
1 year
#Cement used in U.S. single-family homes can sequester enough carbon to account for ~40% of process emissions from the production of cement used to build them. Learn about our probabilistic #carbonuptake accounting framework in our recent webinar
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@WisRMCA
WisRMCA
1 year
#Carbon capture, utilization & storage (CCUS) will play a key role in the decarbonization of the #cement industry. This @CSHub_MIT report explores how the industry can enable widespread industrial CCUS adoption. https://t.co/CPf6owLhOI
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@PavementPres
International Grooving & Grinding Association
1 year
With extreme heat across much of the US in recent weeks, now is the time to think about what cities can do to mitigate the impact. @ClimateMIT shares strategies including green spaces & reflective pavements, both of which can reduce air temps. https://t.co/3nxYfK3LZC @CSHub_MIT
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
1 year
Concrete sustainability took to @WhiteHouse recently as leaders met for the #Concrete Innovation Summit. @hessam_aj participated in the summit, which discussed bolstering concrete as part of the #sustainability solution. @ConcreteAdvFdn @PCA_Daily https://t.co/Zr3dBvP1xK
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
1 year
Our new brief outlines an element-based approach to model the #carbonuptake of single-family homes. Authored by @hessam_aj and Randolph Kirchain. @MIT @ConcreteAdvFdn #sustainability #ccus #concrete #cement Read the brief: https://t.co/XtYy2z1y1t
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
1 year
Our new paper in @RCRjournal outlines a streamlined framework for #pavement #lifecycleassessment #LCA addressing data requirements + uncertainties. @ConcreteAdvFdn @MIT Read the paper: https://t.co/MCQ600B5uH
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@CSHub_MIT
MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
1 year
.@hessam_aj joined @wdet's #CreatedEqual podcast to discuss the #UrbanHeatIsland effect and how strategies like #reflectivepavements can mitigate #extremeheat. @SHDetroit @MichiganDNR
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