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With technology improving聽at a rapid pace,聽we are seeing new advancements in concrete every day. Concrete is conventionally dull.聽It is a solid grey mass that in its best,聽is shaped into round columns聽or unique shapes. It is聽a building material that is chosen for its durability and strength. However,聽聽new advancements in composite materials have created eye-catching spectacles that are also green.
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One such innovative composite is LiTraCon鈥檚 light transmitting concrete; it takes one of our most reliable building materials and embeds thousands of optical fibers within it, creating the effect of translucent concrete.聽As another method of harnessing natural light, possibilities are abounding with regards to aesthetics and design. The ability to introduce subtle natural lighting while maintaining privacy provides large environmental benefits in addition to its aesthetic ones, including reducing the cost of heating and lighting.
