Since cement production is a complex process that uses enormous amounts of raw
materials and energy, it is important to evaluate its environmental impact and investigate …

Concrete is one of the most widely used materials globally, and therefore huge amounts of
concrete waste, which is usually strongly alkaline, are generated. Concrete waste recycling …

Through a systematic review of the existing literature, the current study seeks to evaluate
environmental impacts and ways to improve the environmental performance of cement …

Cement production accounts for about 5% of the total anthropogenic CO 2 emissions and 12–
15% of the global energy use from the industrial sector. The impact on climate change and …

Switzerland, such as most of the other countries which are part of the Paris agreement,
decided to reduce GHG emissions to zero by 2050. The ambition of net-zero GHG emission …

With increasing environmental sustainability concerns in the construction industry and a
demand for producing more durable and sustainable concrete, effort is devoted to producing …

Although the use of a few industrial by-products as supplementary cementitious materials
(SCMs) is one of the most recognized solutions to produce more durable and sustainable …

The construction sector represents more than 40% of energy consumption in the European
Union, as well as one of the biggest causes of environmental impact. Therefore, this sector …

Ecological problems such as natural resource depletion and massive quantities of waste for
disposal are now guiding progressive civilization towards sustainable construction. The …

This study investigated the properties and sustainability of cement-bonded composites
containing industrial residues such as wood chips, tyre fibres and biomass combustion …