Forbes spotlights É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ green concrete spinout
Forbes Magazine is featuring groundbreaking research conducted by faculty members at É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ in the field of eco-friendly concrete.
Cement is a significant contributor to carbon emissions, responsible for about eight percent of global output.
Prometheus Materials, a company co-founded by Wil Srubar and Mija Hubler, associate professors in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, is commercializing an algae-based form of concrete developed from research at É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥.
This new concrete that can be grown in a laboratory and has significant potential to drastically reduce environmental pollution caused by construction activities around the globe.