Concrete is the most widely used building material due to its versatility, ease of raw material obtainment, low cost, ease of fabrication, high mechanical strength, impermeability to water and great durability. As a result, the infrastructure construction industry is the biggest user of limited natural resources like sand, crushed granite, and water. Therefore, the use of recycled or waste materials in the concrete industry is a way to forward alternative solutions to the present use of concrete materials, as well as help to achieve the sustainable development goals across the globe.

The concrete industry has consumed 8 to 12 billion tons of natural aggregates annually since 2010, and as a result this industry has a significant social, economic, and environmental impact. Therefore, the use of sustainable materials is a key way to reduce the impact on the environment that is currently felt from the consumption of raw materials and the disorderly generation of waste by the concrete industry. Because of this, the construction market is presented as one of the best options to consume more recycled or waste materials instead of raw materials, in order to ensure green development by reducing energy and carbon footprint and diverting from virgin material use in concrete.

The aim of this Special Issue is to collate original research and review articles with a focus on current research trends and future research directions to manufacture sustainable and durable concrete comprising recycled or waste materials such as oil palm ash, shell and clinker, rice husk ash, coconut shells, tire rubber, plastic waste, expanded clay, slate, shale and blast furnace slags.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• The use of waste comprising and recycled concrete in the construction industry
• The development and implementation of low carbon concrete and cement
• Manufacture of durable, cost-effective, low shrinkage and bendable concrete
• Alternative construction materials