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Portland cement, the binding agent in concrete ... showed the advantages of a precast home construction. To build the precast concrete home, we used ultra-high-performance concrete, one of the latest ...

But when it comes to single-family homes, cast-in-place concrete poses challenges to contractors. There are the higher initial construction costs, along with a lack of subcontractor expertise.

The cement industry releases more CO2 into the air than the whole aviation industry throughout the world—about 8% of all CO2 ...

ANSWER: The words are often used interchangeably. While the two materials are related, in reality, they are quite different.

The cement industry is one of the world's largest greenhouse gas polluters, responsible for 7%-8% of global emissions, around 2.6 gigatonnes a year. That makes cutting emissions imperative.

But when it comes to single-family homes, cast-in-place concrete poses challenges to contractors. There are the higher initial construction costs, along with a lack of subcontractor expertise.