The ACI CODE-323-24 employs a carbon budget approach and emphasizes the use of EPDs for benchmarking, aiming to standardize methodologies for reducing carbon emissions associated with concrete ...

Cracking the code: Deciphering how concrete can heal itself Novel way for concrete to mend its own cracks, potentially preventing structural failures and saving lives Date: May 7, 2025 Source ...

Cracking the concrete code New research develops self-sensing metamaterial concrete for smart infrastructure systems Date: March 22, 2023 Source: University of Pittsburgh Summary: New research ...

The American Concrete Institute has released ACI CODE-323: Low-Carbon Concrete—Code Requirements and Commentary (Code). The code provides provisions for concrete where reduced global warming potential ...

It is the first building code of its kind in the U.S. Bruce King, a consulting engineer, catalyzed the code’s development to rein in the profligate overuse of carbon-intensive cement in concrete.

ACI CODE-318-25 remains the definitive resource for the materials, design, and detailing requirements of structural concrete buildings and nonbuilding structures.

The Roman Empire may be long gone, but its architecture has stood the test of time — most notably, its insanely durable concrete, which has been hailed as the world’s strongest. The building ...

The more recent “Reinforced Concrete Structural Design Code (NCh 430-2008),” which is based on “ACI 318-05” with some exceptions, requires walls to be special structural walls.