Construction Materials Carbon Management

CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp., California-based producer of Rapid Set and Komponent specialty , recently completed the first of a series of planned Solidia Cement production campaigns.

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The Global Steel Climate Council has appointed Adina Renee Adler, a seasoned voice of competitive, low carbon manufacturing, as executive director.

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TIME reporters and editors include in their inaugural list two officials of startup companies developing low carbon, specification-grade binders for full replacement of in concrete: Brimstone Vice President of Materials Science & Geology Marcelo De Oliveira, Ph.D.; and, Sublime Systems Co-Founder and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Yet-Ming Chiang.

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“Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.”
– W.T. Purkiser

The General Services Administration has released a list of more than 150 federal building or upgrade projects across 39 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico where low embodied carbon (LEC) material specifications will be supported by $2 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding. https://ow.ly/TfKt50Q4Qin

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Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) is an important lever in the PCA Roadmap to . Within the overall CCS value chain, liquid amines are one option with a high technology readiness level (TRL) for commercial CO2 capture deployment.

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A screening life cycle assessment (LCA) validates how Sublime Systems’ low temperature, electrolysis-enabled processing of calcium-bearing feeds yields a concrete-grade binder whose global warming potential (GWP) is less than one-tenth that of a typical . https://ow.ly/3KPo50Q157a

San Francisco global climate solutions specialist 3Degrees has entered an agreement covering measurement, verification, and marketing of avoidance or reduction attributable to Solidia Technologies’ namesake and concrete. https://ow.ly/KSjx50Q0KtJ

In his inaugural About Amazon blog post, Amazon Web Services Director of Sustainability Chris Walker cites savings of 22,000-plus tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) year to date across 27 data center construction material schedules, owing to specification of lower carbon concrete and steel where possible. https://ow.ly/3lmj50Q14HI

Summit Materials’ Continental Cement Co. subsidiary and PCC Hydrogen (PCCH2) are eyeing a fuel replacement strategy lowering from .

“Continental Cement has a longstanding commitment to environmental stewardship, seeking out opportunities to develop innovative practices and differentiated solutions to build a better tomorrow,” says President David Loomes.

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A 12.5-year virtual power purchase agreement will cover one-third of the annual electricity requirements of the Lafarge Canada Exshaw , a key supplier to Alberta and British Columbia construction markets, and entail the entire output of the ATCOenergy Empress Solar farm in Alberta, scheduled for Q4 2023 start up. https://ow.ly/ARP150PZGuw

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 and mixes bearing a bio-charcoal admixture. Learn more about the project:
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Solid Carbon

Svante Technologies, a partner in a management trials at Lafarge Canada’s Richmond, B.C. , has entered a commercial supply agreement with chemical giant BASF to process the proprietary Calgary Framework 20 (CALF-20) sorbent material. https://ow.ly/ySiX50PVMpK

“We realize that education and training is essential on many levels, from the concrete finisher up on to the owner, as we are dealing with many new materials and technologies,” says NEU Executive Director Dean Frank, P.E.

More from 'Federal agency officials blanket Concrete Summit': https://ow.ly/g4rS50PV1Bu

Nucor recently announced a $35 million investment in Everett, Wash. fusion process technology developer Helion Energy Inc., coupled with a collaboration aimed at deploying by 2030 a 500-megawatt power plant offering baseload, zero-carbon electricity directly to a steel production line.
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A “Cutting Carbon” webinar series from leading engineer Simpson Gumpertz & Heger includes a Structural Steel and Concrete installment, October 17, 12 p.m. EST.

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In a new position statement on members’ material usage, production methods and embrace of circular economy principles, the Federation of the European Precast Concrete Industry ( ) reinforces commitment to fostering a sustainable and low-carbon society. https://ow.ly/9H3650PUzRV

Environmental policy authority RMI and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) address emissions reduction challenges along with measures to accelerate building in “Driving Action on Embodied Carbon in Buildings.” https://ow.ly/kgIV50PRWEu

“Adopting guidelines marks a monumental step in our journey towards a more sustainable and eco-friendly New York State,” says Governor Kathy Hochul.

Empire State sets Clean Concrete procurement, EPD submittal terms: https://cmcarbonmanagement.com/empire-state-sets-clean-concrete-procurement-epd-submittal-terms/

CarbiCrete, developer of a unit production process abating and removing 150 kilograms of per metric ton of output, has taken a critical commercialization step through charter North American producer, Quebec-based Patio Drummond. https://ow.ly/XIVy50PRW8b

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has opened a three-month window to apply for grants under the Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products program. https://ow.ly/rBBa50PRVUe

ASTM International Committee C16 on Thermal Insulation is accepting abstracts of papers for Symposium on the Changing Face of Building Materials and Systems in Response to , October 9-10, 2024 in Orlando, Fla. https://ow.ly/nRSV50PQghZ