Is Concrete a Green Product?
Environmental issues and green products are a hot topic in this day and age. Protecting our planet is not only the “hip” thing to do but also the right thing to do. It is the duty of every vendor, manufacturer and entrepreneur to understand the ecological impact of his business.
In trying to determine whether concrete is really a green product, one of the first pieces of the puzzle for me is that the material itself is organic in the sense that it comes from natural products. Concrete has been around for centuries. It was used in ancient times and was the basic ingredient for Roman aqueducts, and was used in the Coliseum and Pantheon. The basic mixture of sand, stone and cement is still the basis of concrete today.
Making concrete is not really something that would be considered planet-friendly because it began with the blasting of limestone in …












