Sources: Build with Strength coalition, Alexandria, Va.; SolidCarbon Inc., McMinnville, Ore.; CMCM staff The Tacoma/Pierce County Affordable Housing Consortium has recognized Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity and the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Build with Strength coalition for a Gig Harbor, Wash. home built with insulating concrete form (ICF) walls Read more…
Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va.; CMCM staff The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association is accepting through October 6 applications for producers to contribute data underpinning the Industry-Wide Environmental Product Declaration Version 4.0 (IW-EPD v4) and Benchmark Report. The new document will feature carbon dioxide emissions and other Read more…
Sources: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge; CP staff A Massachusetts Institute of Technology investigation has revealed the potential of portland cement, water and carbon black, a common industrial mineral resembling ultrafine charcoal, to create a supercapacitor material suited to low-cost storage of energy derived from solar, wind and tidal power 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 Society of Concrete Contractors, St. Louis; CP staff Former American Society of Concrete Contractors Executive Director Bev Garnant, HACI, and Technical Director Bruce Suprenant, FACI, P.E., have been retained to develop and manage the group’s recently formed Sustainability Committee. “This initiative has two purposes,” says Garnant. “The first Read more…
Sources: ASHRAE, Peachtree Corners, Ga.; CP staff Two of the principal organizations driving specifications and practices reflected in a building’s life cycle carbon metrics invite comments through May 21 on their Proposed Standard 240P – Evaluating Greenhouse Gas (GHG) and Carbon Emissions in Building Design, Construction and Operation, posted here. ASHRAE—synonymous Read more…
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…
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…
Ready mixed concrete is defined in the ASTM C 94 standard and specified for cast-in-place, reinforced and/or post-tensioned structural conditions. It 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 Read more…