Assertion: concrete | /r/ObjectUse | used in building
Facets:
value: due to durability
type: CAUSE
value: due to high strength
type: CAUSE
value: extremely widely
type: DEGREE
value: due to flexibility
type: CAUSE
value: due to its low cost
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Concrete is used extremely widely in building and civil engineering structures, due to its low cost, flexibility, durability, and high strength.
text: The EPA requires fly ash content in concrete used in buildings that receive federal funding (for information call the EPA Procurement Guidelines Hotline at 703/941-4452).
text: To minimize environmental impact, therefore, we should try to reduce the quantity of concrete used in buildings, use alternative types of concrete (with fly ash, for example), and use that concrete wisely.