Cement's future could be a combination of Carbon Capture and Electrification

Re:Cement's future could be a combination of Carbon Capture ... by theluketaylor on Thursday June 15, 2023 @01:25PM (#36343824)

Here in Canada it’s extremely common for ground works for a new subdivision to take over a year.

Individual houses can be done in a much shorter time, but digging a basement, setting all the forms, pouring the concrete, waterproofing the walls, underpinning the water management, and then back filling back to grade is not a quick process.

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Re:Cement's future could be a combination of Carbon Capture ... by dylan604 on Thursday June 15, 2023 @02:13PM (#36344449)

You're comparing the time it takes a developer to clear the entire development to the time it takes to build a single house. These are not the same thing. That's comparing apples and oranges. Comparing the time for a house with no basement to one with a basement is comparing a granny smith to a red delicious.

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Re:Cement's future could be a combination of Carbon Capture ... by theluketaylor on Thursday June 15, 2023 @04:24PM (#36346008)

Even a single house worth of ground works is 30-60 days pretty easily.

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Re:Cement's future could be a combination of Carbon Capture ... by dylan604 on Thursday June 15, 2023 @09:46PM (#36349892)

That's about as fast as maple syrup. The ground around here never gets that cold, and basements are not a thing at all. So your 60 days is about 45 days behind schedule! Your sub-contractors are bilking the contractor ;-)

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