Materials such as concretestone and bricks are some of the most used in construction thanks to their versatility. These materials are found in each historical architectural work and are currently discovering and experiencing new ways to build with these materials.
The architect Le Corbusier said «the veracity of construction materials; Concrete, stone and bricks, will remain in all buildings built or that will be built »and after 70 years that the architecture genius said this famous phrase, these materials continue to be occupied daily in an innovative and revolutionary way.
A historical material
Historically he concrete It has been one of the most used and modified materials according to needs, since this material is a fundamental part of the construction history. Initially mixtures made with clay, plaster or lime were used, for example in ancient Egypt, construction mixtures were obtained by mixing plaster and limestones with water, creating concrete.
Currently concrete, also known as Armed concreteIt is a composite material used in construction. This material is mainly formed by an agglomerant to which special water and additives are added. Normally it is composed with cement, water and gravel, gravel or sand. There are concrete that have a base component other than cement, an example is asphalt concrete.
He concrete It is a material that over time and technology has evolved creating concrete that They catch carbon dioxidehe Bio-Hormigon that repairs himself and with modular homes and Prefabricated concrete houses. This material has gone from being a basic material to being the future of construction with friendly housing with the environment and modernists.