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Concrete creep enlarged, photo by Chris BobkoCivil engineers at MIT are currently exploring ways to create concrete with reduced creep that will be able to last for 16,000 years. Concrete is one of the most frequently used and widely produced man-made building materials on earth, with over 20 billion tons produced per year globally. The use of new ultra high density concrete will have enormous environmental implications, given its ability to deliver lighter, stronger structures capable of lasting many civilizations, while drastically decreasing the carbon emissions sent into the atmosphere by its inferior predecessor....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/mit-developing-concrete-that-lasts-for-16000-years/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
Fern BridgeCivil engineers at MIT are currently exploring ways to create concrete with reduced creep that will be able to last for 16,000 years. Concrete is one of the most frequently used and widely produced man-made building materials on earth, with over 20 billion tons produced per year globally. The use of new ultra high density concrete will have enormous environmental implications, given its ability to deliver lighter, stronger structures capable of lasting many civilizations, while drastically decreasing the carbon emissions sent into the atmosphere by its inferior predecessor....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/mit-developing-concrete-that-lasts-for-16000-years/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
Sol Lewitt's Concrete Pyramid, photo by Jeff KubinaCivil engineers at MIT are currently exploring ways to create concrete with reduced creep that will be able to last for 16,000 years. Concrete is one of the most frequently used and widely produced man-made building materials on earth, with over 20 billion tons produced per year globally. The use of new ultra high density concrete will have enormous environmental implications, given its ability to deliver lighter, stronger structures capable of lasting many civilizations, while drastically decreasing the carbon emissions sent into the atmosphere by its inferior predecessor....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/mit-developing-concrete-that-lasts-for-16000-years/'>READ ARTICLE</a>3
Concrete WallCivil engineers at MIT are currently exploring ways to create concrete with reduced creep that will be able to last for 16,000 years. Concrete is one of the most frequently used and widely produced man-made building materials on earth, with over 20 billion tons produced per year globally. The use of new ultra high density concrete will have enormous environmental implications, given its ability to deliver lighter, stronger structures capable of lasting many civilizations, while drastically decreasing the carbon emissions sent into the atmosphere by its inferior predecessor....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/mit-developing-concrete-that-lasts-for-16000-years/'>READ ARTICLE</a>4
The LA River courtesy of Friends of Vast Industrial Concrete Kafkaesque StructuresCivil engineers at MIT are currently exploring ways to create concrete with reduced creep that will be able to last for 16,000 years. Concrete is one of the most frequently used and widely produced man-made building materials on earth, with over 20 billion tons produced per year globally. The use of new ultra high density concrete will have enormous environmental implications, given its ability to deliver lighter, stronger structures capable of lasting many civilizations, while drastically decreasing the carbon emissions sent into the atmosphere by its inferior predecessor....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/mit-developing-concrete-that-lasts-for-16000-years/'>READ ARTICLE</a>5
