{"product_id":"after-concrete-rethinking-material-dynamics-9783035628418","title":"After Concrete: Rethinking Material Dynamics","description":"\u003cp\u003eConcrete is a highly transformative building material. Its story begins in the ancient world, where early builders discovered that mixing lime with volcanic ash created a remarkably strong substance. The invention of Portland cement in the 19th century, and concrete's systematic reinforcement with steel in the 20th, further revolutionized modern construction. While concrete remains a hard-to-replace material, the huge carbon footprint and environmental impact of its production have become the focus of much recent research and concern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume looks at the future of concrete from different perspectives, investigating how its sustainability will draw from innovative research and from past solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew concrete types and their effect on climate change, innovations in design and conservation, carbon-neutral formulations, earth-based \"concrete\" mixtures - learning from these will only be possible through a total rethinking of the relationship between carbon and the materiality of the built environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e26 essays in four chapters look at the past and future of concrete\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterdisciplinary approach with scholars from many different backgrounds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcrete has been an indispensable building material for the past 100 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Birkhauser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783035628418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256","brand":"Lucia Allais","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53514311729333,"sku":"9783035628418","price":54.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9783035628418.jpg?v=1791903546","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/after-concrete-rethinking-material-dynamics-9783035628418","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}