Sources: American Society of Concrete Contractors, St. Louis; CP staff Former American Society of Concrete Contractors Executive Director Bev Garnant, HACI, and Technical Director Bruce Suprenant, FACI, P.E., have been retained to develop and manage the group’s recently formed Sustainability Committee. “This initiative has two purposes,” says Garnant. “The first Read more…
Sources: CarbonBuilt, Los Angeles; CMCM staff Commercial production of the world’s first ultra-low carbon concrete masonry units (CMU) is under way at Blair Block of Childersburg, Ala. plant. The operation leverages CarbonBuilt technology that reduces embodied carbon by 70-100 percent compared to traditional concrete blocks. The charter production line will Read more…
Sources: Solidia Technologies, San Antonio, Texas; CP staff Solidia Technologies, one of the first carbon-minded disruptors in construction materials to garner backing from leading climate technology investor Breakthrough Energy Ventures, plans a Q3 2024 start for its first concrete production line. Configured to an existing 53,000-sq.-ft. building in Elmendorf, Texas, Read more…
Sources: Lafarge Canada Inc., Calgary; CMCM staff Lafarge Canada, Svante Technologies Inc. and Dimensional Energy Inc. are poised to advance Project CO2MENT to its final phase: Utilization of 1 tonne of high-purity carbon dioxide from Lafarge Richmond (B.C.) cement plant flue exhaust—treated with Metal Organic Framework (MOF) advanced sorbent—to produce Read more…
Sources: U.S. General Services Administration; CMCM staff The U.S. General Services Administration has commenced a six-month procurement pilot to test Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) submittal requirements for asphalt, concrete, glass and steel specified in 11 Inflation Reduction Act-backed building or paving projects. The pilot will generate insights into regional market Read more…
Sources: Steel Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C. Global steel interests have an opportunity to make greater use of ferrous scrap in production to lower greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonize the industry, a new Steel Manufacturers Association report finds. Compared to traditional ore-based processes, steel production using recycled scrap equates to an Read more…
Sources: Cement Association of Canada, Ottawa; CMCM staff The Cement Association of Canada’s new action plan, Concrete Zero, spells carbon emissions reduction measures up and down the industry’s value chain and builds on formal benchmarks that CAC and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada officials outlined last fall in Roadmap Read more…
Sources: Holcim Ltd., Zug, Switzerland; CMCM staff The parent company of the North American Holcim and Lafarge Canada businesses has taken a stake in United Kingdom-based Coomtech, whose kinetic drying technology for harvested fly ash and other raw cement kiln feeds results in up to 75 percent lower carbon emissions Read more…
Sources: Cement Products staff; Portland Cement Association, Washington, D.C. Convening for a panel during the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference in Dallas, Portland Cement Association producer member executives confirmed that alternative fuel usage, renewable energy-powered plant operations, and carbon capture storage (CCS) technology are positioning their industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Read more…
Sources: ASHRAE, Peachtree Corners, Ga.; CP staff Two of the principal organizations driving specifications and practices reflected in a building’s life cycle carbon metrics invite comments through May 21 on their Proposed Standard 240P – Evaluating Greenhouse Gas (GHG) and Carbon Emissions in Building Design, Construction and Operation, posted here. ASHRAE—synonymous Read more…