Sources: Holcim US, Chicago; CMCM staff Amazon Web Services (AWS) has approved ECOPact-branded concrete mixes for northern Virginia data centers—facilities whose electrical and mechanical infrastructure typically spells inordinate concrete mass. Holcim US ready mixed operations design ECOPact orders with cementitious material blends, optimizing portland cement dosages and lowering concrete slabs Read more…
New Dodge Construction research reveals how building interests are actively seeking to reduce the carbon footprint of concrete construction. Data shows that 81 percent of structural engineers and 69 percent of contractors working with concrete are tracking the embodied carbon on their projects, and about one third taking action to Read more…
Sources: AICrete, Richmond, Calif.; CP staff Billed as the only recipe-as-a-service platform optimizing local materials for cleaner and more cost-efficient concrete, AICrete has raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by CLEAR Ventures and VoLo Earth Ventures, with participation from Cortical Ventures plus a multinational materials producer. The Read more…
Sources: Rondo Energy, Oakland, Calif.; CM2 staff Industrial heat battery developer Rondo Energy has unveiled two charter models, the RHB100 and RHB 300, equipped to capture intermittent electricity from renewable power sources and store it at high temperatures for hours or days. Rondo Heat Batteries store more than 1 MWh Read more…
Sources: U.S. Department of Energy; CP staff The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Pasadena, Calif.-based Heliogen $4.1 million to demonstrate a concentrated solar power (CSP) process for heating limestone to 950°C, applicable to the calcining phase in portland cement production. CSP technologies deploy mirrors to beam sunlight onto a Read more…
Sources: American Institute of Steel Construction, Chicago; CP staff The American Institute of Steel Construction’s new “Buy Clean Guidance for Structural Steel Products” informs federal, state and local policymakers of the load-bearing solutions that mills, fabricators and contractors bring to sustainable design. By navigating steel industry intricacies, it helps users Read more…
Sources: CarbonCure Technologies, Halifax, Nova Scotia; CP staff CarbonCure Technologies has launched a namesake service, Express EPD, with which concrete producers can expedite preparation of verified environmental product declarations (EPD). It streamlines the complex life cycle assessment process declarations require by automating much of the data collection. Concrete producers can generate Read more…
Sources: CarbonCure Technologies, Halifax, Nova Scotia; CP staff CarbonCure Technologies has launched a namesake service, Express EPD, with which concrete producers can expedite preparation of verified environmental product declarations (EPD). It streamlines the complex life cycle assessment process declarations require by automating much of the data collection. Concrete producers can Read more…
Sources: MOF Technologies, Belfast; CM2 staff Through their Sustainable Impact Capital program, banker Barclays and Clean Growth Fund have invested upward of $5 million in MOF Technologies, whose Nuada process is billed as an energy efficient carbon capture solution geared to portland cement and steel mills. The company concentrates on Read more…
Sources: Pacific Steel Group, San Diego; CMCM staff Pacific Steel Group anticipates an early-2025 start for a 380,000 ton/year rebar mill in Mojave, Calif., integrating the facility with its fabrication and installation businesses. The company has awarded a contract to Pennsylvania-based Danieli Corp. to build an advanced MIDA Hybrid micro Read more…