Conventional supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), such as blast furnace slags or
fly ashes, have been used for many decades, and a large body of knowledge has been …

Concrete is flying off, but it is simultaneously facing tremendous challenges in terms of
environmental impact, financial needs, societal acceptance and image. Based on an …

Life cycle assessment is a tool to quantify the environmental impact of products and has
been widely studied in the building context. This is an important context given the building …

Ordinary Portland cement is the highest produced cement type in the world, however its
production is high energy consumption means expensive, huge natural resource …

Globally, sustainable construction materials are promoted in the construction and building
sector due to the high utilization of Portland cement as a conventional binder and its …

In recent years, rapid population growth and industrialization have increased the use of
natural resources and the production of waste. To develop a circular economy, it is …

This paper investigates the strength development of solely ground granulated blast furnace
slag geopolymers (GGBFS). An optimal combination of GGBFS with various solid/liquid and …

The embodied carbon emissions of buildings are increasingly important to mitigate. Most of
these emissions come from structural systems. While many strategies have been identified …

Volcanic ashes are pyroclastic materials commonly found in many regions of the world.
Many deposits of volcanic ashes are unexploited, despite their potential interest for several …

Battery demand is estimated to growth at a 25% annual rate, to reach a volume of 2600 GWh
in 2030. Recovering critical raw materials from end-of-life batteries is now mandatory to limit …