Featuring MIT Startup Exchange’s DMAT Corp.: Self-Healing and Low Carbon Concrete.
Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world, and because of its carbon- and energy-intensive production, it is responsible for about 8% of global CO2 emissions. For this reason, we need to entirely rethink concrete’s future and develop new methods to reduce its carbon footprint. In this webinar, we will discuss recent innovations in the production of “multifunctional concrete,” ranging from new formulations that act as carbon sinks, to Roman-inspired self-healing concretes, and electrically conductive cements. These science-enabled developments all aim to make multifunctional concrete part of the solution for the sustainable development of our built environment in an ever-changing world.