Welcome to yet another informative and educational video by MinuteEarth that will tell you exactly how cement is bad for Earth.
It’s typically utilised in the building of most construction types including houses, tunnels and public buildings. July 22, 2016 10:32 am. Why is Concrete Bad for the Environment? But its benefits mask enormous dangers to the planet, to human health – and to culture itself Concrete is still widely used in the building industry as a result of its strength.
Just remember that many early concrete structures last for hundreds of years. Cement is a crucial part of concrete and concrete is what we use for building our cities. Concrete is the most widely used building material available to the construction industry; but is concrete bad for the environment? Yes concrete does have an energy input cost but compared to other building material it performs better and is a safer construction material, A concrete building or bridge does not fail in the same way as steel, concrete will show signs of warning long before failure.
However, cement is extremely polluting and harms our dear planet Earth. After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on the planet. The simple answer to that question is yes, it is. Having made that statement what follows will justify it by describing exactly why concrete is bad for the environment.