Sources: CarbonBuilt, Los Angeles; CMCM staff Arizona concrete masonry producer Block-Lite, plus partners CarbonBuilt and Aircapture, plan to develop the world’s first fully-integrated direct air capture (DAC)-to-concrete assembly. CarbonBuilt will install carbon dioxide curing and mineralizing equipment at the Flagstaff operation, tapping an array of modular Aircapture DAC devices engineered Read more…
Sources: ICPI-NCMA, Herndon, Va.; CMCM staff A new ASTM International paper presents results of an NCMA Education and Research Foundation investigation quantifying the amount and rate that machine-molded concrete products absorb and permanently lock up atmospheric carbon dioxide. “Conceptual Test Protocols for Measuring Carbon Sequestration of Manufactured Dry-Cast Concrete Products” Read more…
Sources: Heirloom Carbon Technologies, Brisbane, Calif.; CMCM staff Heirloom Carbon Technologies, northern California developer and operator of the premier Direct Air Capture (DAC) assembly in the U.S., teamed with CarbonCure Technologies and Central Concrete Supply Co. for a first in ready mixed concrete production: Permanent storage of DAC-derived atmospheric carbon Read more…
Sources: Office of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy; CMCM staff A New Jersey law effective in 2024 will provide corporation business tax and gross income tax credits for costs of preparing Environmental Product Declarations that assess concrete mixes’ global warming potential, expressed on EPDs as kg of carbon dioxide equivalent Read more…
Sources: Federal Highway Administration; CMCM staff The Federal Highway Administration has opened registration for its next Every Day Counts Virtual Summit, with three or four daily sessions or roundtables focusing on Environmental Product Declarations and their role in transportation procurement policy (all times EST): Tuesday, February 14 • Buy Clean Policy 101, Read more…
Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; CMCM staff The Environmental Protection Agency will host three webinars to gather public and private construction stakeholder perspectives on procurement policy tied to carbon dioxide emissions accounting and reporting methods for specified materials or products: • Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Construction Materials Prioritization and Environmental Read more…
Sources: Converge, London; CMCM staff Officials of Converge, U.K. developer of artificial intelligence (AI) technology for concrete practitioners, and Stanley Black & Decker Inc. tool brand DeWalt are teaming to assist producers, engineers and contractors in portland cement-optimized mix design plus accelerated pour schedules. A partnership they announced at World Read more…
Sources: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich.; CM2 staff NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete reports rapid membership growth during its first few months, underscored by Breakthrough Energy and Meta Platforms joining as sustaining members. Founded by Microsoft’s Bill Gates, the former is committed to scaling Read more…
Sources: Cemex USA, Houston; CP staff Cemex USA has delivered more than 1 million yd. of Vertua for public and private projects in California, where the lower carbon mix recently debuted as part of the producer’s Future in Action program. When measured on embodied carbon metrics, Vertua offers carbon dioxide Read more…
Sources: Graniterock, Watsonville, Calif.; CM2 staff Northern California’s top independent aggregate and ready mixed concrete producer has deployed 15,000 photovoltaic panels on a low-profile, 20-acre parcel at its flagship quarry in Aromas. Installed away from public view, the 5-megawatt capacity solar farm will provide more than 50 percent of the Read more…