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The concrete that helps the climate

Concrete is the defining material of the Anthropocene and takes a terrible toll on the climate. Martha Henriques goes in search of the ways it could be better for the climate.
A notorious invasive plant shows promise in green construction

A notorious invasive plant shows promise in green construction

Imported from Japan in 1876, kudzu strangles forests and farmland throughout the South. Could it build cities instead?
Bricks alive! Scientists create living concrete
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Bricks alive! Scientists create living concrete

‘A Frankenstein material’ teeming with — and ultimately made by — photosynthetic microbes. And it can reproduce.
Could wooden buildings be a solution to climate change?
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Could wooden buildings be a solution to climate change?

Timber structures would allow us draw carbon from the air and store it in our homes and offices – leading some to believe that wooden buildings are the future of architecture.
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