"Annual [[American]] **cement consumption rose tenfold between 1900 and 1928**, when it reached 30 million tons, and the postwar construction boom—including the construction of the Interstate Highway System and the expansion of the country’s airports—tripled by the century’s end. **The peak was reached at about 128 million tons in 2005, and recent rates are around 100 million tons a year**." ([Location 1986](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=1986)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[data-analytics]], [[cement]], **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]