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Since the beginning, construction has been a long, tedious process, but in the last few hundred years, there has been an explosion of advancement, especially since the Industrial Revolution. Even in the last few decades, there has been significant improvement. Many construction materials and practices 50 years ago are now obsolete to the far more efficient, safer alternatives of the 21st century. One of the most well-known examples of this is that asbestos is no longer used in buildings after the discovery that the substance was linked to cancer. Over the next 50 years, construction materials will undoubtedly continue to be produced with safety and efficiency in mind as we continue to advance.
Today, there is a plethora of new, innovative construction materials that are currently in the developmental and testing stages that will be used at construction sites in the very near future. 1. Self-Healing Concrete Yes, you read that correctly; in the very near future, buildings could be using this incredible new material. Self-healing concrete might sound like it just came out of a science fiction movie, but the reality is that it is simply concrete with bacteria that is activated by water to produce calcite, which fills in any cracks that may form. This will help reduce or eliminate...Read More
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