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structures,” explained Sandy Curth, a PhD student in MIT’s Department of Architecture who has helped spearhead the project. He told MIT News that the approach could help concrete-based construction take place more quickly and efficiently, as well as reduce costs and carbon emissions. “It has the potential for immediate see CONCRETE page 8