Inventing Construction
Inventing Construction
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Episode 69 - The Future of Concrete feat. Andrea Charlson
47 minutes Posted Feb 15, 2026 at 3:00 am.
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Thinking about concrete as a sustainable material might sound a bit weird. But when you look past the headline statistics regarding its carbon impact, you start to see a material that is undergoing a quiet, chemical revolution.

In this episde we explore this topic with Andrea Charlson, a Senior Sustainability Specialist and Circular Economy Lead at The Concrete Centre in the UK. With a career spanning major infrastructure projects and strategic policy roles, Andrea brings a wealth of experience to the conversation about how concrete is evolving to meet a net-zero future.

What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:

- Why is concrete everywhere?
- The sustainability story of concrete
- Concrete and the circular economy
- Carbon/concrete benchmarking
- The future of concrete

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We would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:
Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/
Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/
Andrea: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-charlson-aaa55520/
KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dk

Thanks for listening!