Smart Construction Materials for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Innovations

Abstract

We are in a precarious moment, at a turning point, for the construction industry: unprecedented challenges in sustainability and resilience. In fact, as global urbanization rapidly proceeds and climate change increases, creating innovative building materials and technologies has never been more important. A fast emerging category of smart construction materials stands as the keystone for sustainable and resilient infrastructure, delivering the solutions needed to mitigate environmental impact while enhancing the resilience and performance of built environments. In this article, cutting edge smart construction materials are explored as these cutting edge advancements are changing how the world views sustainable and resilient infrastructure. We’ll look at technologies ranging from self healing concrete to energy harvesting surfaces that are helping push the industry in a more sustainable direction. During this traverse through this exploration, it emerges that smart construction materials are not a passing fancy, but a fundamental progress of how we build out the world. They are the convergence of material science, environmental stewardship and technological innovation, and which will change what it means to build our cities and structures. Together, we dive into how these revolutionary materials can transform the built environment into a future that is shaped by 21st century challenges and sustainability.