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🛠️🔬 We're developing a new technology... carbon-negative concrete! 🏗️ #Concrete is the second most-consumed material on Earth after water. In New Zealand, 3.92 million cubic metres of ready-mixed concrete was produced last financial year. 🚧 What's the problem? A key ingredient in concrete, portland #cement, releases CO₂ during production. This process produces around 8% of total emissions worldwide - almost quadruple the emissions of total global air travel! 🧪 Thanks to the MBIE Science and Innovation's Endeavour fund, we are launching a 5-year research programme to develop a new iron-based #cement. 🏘️ This new product will serve as a direct drop-in replacement for portland cement. Not only will it reduce #construction and #manufacturing emissions, but it will also absorb CO₂ too. Programme lead Dr. Murray McCurdy said, “This research aims to transform the New Zealand concrete sector from a significant GHG emitter to a climate change solution.” 🤝 We will be working with Victoria University of Wellington, University of Canterbury, Callaghan Innovation, Hummingbird Holdings, The University of Waikato, and New Zealand Institute for Minerals to Materials Research. Learn more about this programme and our other recently funded technology research 👉 https://lnkd.in/gfXVeTu6 🔊BusinessDesk NZ, Concrete NZ, Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau. Stay tuned for more exciting new research announcements...