Greener alternative to concrete

The World

Producing concrete requires lots of sand and lots of carbon pollution. Greener alternatives are being developed, but the building industry is relatively slow to adopt new materials. Host Marco Werman speaks to University of Leeds materials scientist Susan Bernal about emerging alternatives to concrete.

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