Sources: NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete, Farmington Hills, Mich.; CMCM staff U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Federal Highway Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology representatives offered and compiled takeaways as participants in the first Summit on Accelerating Carbon Neutral Concrete Materials Read more…
Sources: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich.; CMCM staff American Concrete Institute Committee 302, Construction of Concrete Floors, and the American Society of Concrete Contractors are inviting practitioners to share their experiences placing and finishing mixes bearing ASTM C595, Type IL portland-limestone cement (PLC). Their 15-question survey, posted here, launches as Read more…
Source: American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, Mich.; CMCM staff National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Senior Director, Building Innovations Donn Thompson, AIA, LEED-AP-BD+C will lead “Top 10 Ways to Reduce Concrete’s Carbon Footprint,” a July 18 American Concrete Institute webinar to help design and construction professionals understand the basics of embodied 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…
Fabricated according to joint American Concrete Institute-Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Committee 319 standards, structural precast combines hydraulic binder, primarily portland cement but also supplementary materials such as Class F or Class C fly ash, slag or pozzolan; chemical or mineral admixtures; sand, gravel or crushed stone; water; plus, reinforcing steel and/or Read more…