$12bn ‘indicative’, taxpayers in dark The Queensland government has pegged its massive new pumped hydro scheme west of Mackay at $12bn, but the man in charge of guiding the project… Read More
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Sustainable Construction: Green
Concrete and Concrete Alternatives
Have you ever thought about buildings of the future and how our carbon footprint will contribute to either polluting our environment or decreasing the harmful environmental effects that are contributing… Read More
Cities of the future may be built with algae-grown limestone
At the University of Colorado in Boulder, USA – just north of Denver, Colorado they are doing magic things to help make cement production carbon neutral. In the above photo,… Read More
Low-Carbon Concrete by CarbonCure Canada – Lowering the Carbo Footprint of Buildings
Producing cement for concrete results in high levels of CO2 output and is the third ranking cause of man-made CO2 in the world after transport & energy generation. Low-Carbon Concrete… Read More
Hopes a new eco-friendly concrete can rise from the ashes of coal power
Researchers are hoping a new concrete recipe that uses waste products will create jobs and a renewable industry for a town transitioning away from coal mining. Key points: • The… Read More
Issue 4 – The Semi-Detachable
This month we continue the story of the Concrete Transit Mixer in Australia – this time in the present 2021 setting. From the 1990’s Cesco Australia Ltd (CAL) had been… Read More
$200 m to build on jobs creation
by Jack McKay in an exclusive report in The Sunday Mail, 26th July, 2020 Hundreds of millions of dollars will be splashed on a new state government infrastructure fund to… Read More
Issue 3 – The Snowy Mountain Scheme onwards …
The Snowy Mountain Scheme onwards This month we complete the story of the Concrete Transit Mixer in Australia. The First Fleet of Rex Mixers were found to be defi-cient by… Read More
Issue 2 – After the War
The History of the Transit Mixer in Australia This month we continue the story of the Concrete Transit Mixer in Australia. The year 1948 saw both R.M.C. limited and Certified… Read More
Origins to WWII
The History of the Transit Mixer in Australia This month we begin the story of the Concrete Transit Mixer in Australia from its earliest origins to the developments within the… Read More