Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va.; United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna; CMCM staff Officials of global or national cement, concrete and steel groups recently convened in Vienna for a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) workshop aimed at developing a harmonized guideline for Product Category Rules. PCR 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: 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…
National Ready Mixed Concrete Co. links leadership in low carbon mixes to business growth. Increases market presence with green building expertise, digital EPD technology, portland-limestone cement and a growing RNG-fueled fleet. BY DON MARSH Development of credible accounting methods for all carbon dioxide emissions attributable to fresh and finished concrete Read more…
The World Resources Institute/World Council for Sustainable Business Development-backed GHG Protocol defines three initial phases for which material and product suppliers, processors or manufacturers report carbon dioxide loads: • Scope 1 Direct GHG Emissions • Scope 2 Electricity Indirect Emissions • Scope 3 Other Indirect Emissions The GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting Read more…