Sources: ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa.; CMCM staff ASTM Committee C16 on Thermal Insulation is accepting abstracts of papers for Symposium on the Changing Face of Building Materials and Systems in Response to Climate Change, October 9-10, 2024 in Orlando, Fla. Organizers envision a forum exploring the impacts of climate Read more…
Sources: Boston Metal, Woburn, Mass.; CMCM staff Boston Metal is poised to commercially demonstrate its Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE) platform for decarbonized steelmaking on the strength of a $262 million Series C funding round, whose participants include incumbent investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, plus newcomer Aramco Read more…
Sources: Building Transparency, Seattle; CMCM staff Architectural/engineering/construction professionals’ premier carbon accounting resource, Building Transparency, will join top general contractors to launch its latest Carbon Action Network (CAN) at the 2023 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, September 26-29, Washington, D.C. Clark Construction, Skanska USA, Turner Construction, Webcor and peers chartering contractorsCAN seek Read more…
Sources: Coolbrook Oy, Helsinki; CMCM staff Coolbrook reports success in the first phase of large-scale pilot RotoDynamic Heater (RDH) pilot tests, attaining a level of 1,000°C on a pathway toward a 1,700°C threshold equal to decarbonizing high-temperature iron, steel and cement processes by replacing fossil fuel combustion with electricity. With Read more…
Sources: Coolbrook Oy, Helsinki; CMCM staff Coolbrook reports success in the first phase of large-scale pilot RotoDynamic Heater (RDH) pilot tests, attaining a level of 1,000°C on a pathway toward a 1,700°C threshold equal to decarbonizing high-temperature iron, steel and cement processes by replacing fossil fuel combustion with electricity. With Read more…
Sources: Sims Crane & Equipment Co., Tampa; CMCM staff Florida’s largest private crane rental and rigging service provider, Sims Crane & Equipment Co., showcased the world’s first battery powered crawler crane at Tampa headquarters. The Liebherr 1250.1’s battery powered engine cuts local carbon dioxide emissions and can run for eight Read more…
Sources: Master Builders Solutions, Beachwood, Ohio; CMCM staff Concrete admixture market leader Master Builders Solutions equips users of its latest Concrete Now! app version with the Embodied Carbon Estimator, joining other ready mixed order planning, tracking and management tools. Estimator enables data-driven decision making by analyzing key environmental metrics for Read more…
Sources: U.S. Department of Energy; CMCM staff U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary David Turk led off a Climate Week New York City session noting how proven processing approaches or methods will enable cement producers to book a 30 percent greenhouse gas emissions reduction by the early 2030s and perhaps Read more…
Sources: Informa Connect, New York; U.S. Green Building Council, Washington, D.C. This year at Greenbuild 2023 in Washington, DC, the Greenbuild team has made communicating with sustainability leaders easier and more valuable through new, customized Circles of Sustainability Networking Activities – providing exciting ways to meet with the right partners. Read more…
Sources: Terra CO2 Technology, Boulder, Colo.; CMCM staff Asher Materials has secured an exclusive market license for the first commercial-scale facility dedicated to Terra CO2 Technology’s premier concrete binder, OPUS Supplementary Cementitious Material, equal to replacing up to 40 percent of higher carbon portland cement in mix designs. A definitive Read more…