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1. TRB: Albedo change study quantifies role in climate change; PCC overlays perform: (TECHNICAL TALK); ... 5: Due to anthropogenic activities Due to changes in radiative balance, increases in surface albedo can offset increases in carbon dioxide emissions, impacting climate change. IMAGE: Xu, Gregory and ...; Created on 19 March 2018
2. Six Sigma Concrete: A new standard for high quality: (Guest Editorial); ... or a third of the shrinkage found in portland cement. Sigma 4 – Sustainability It is estimated that portland cement production worldwide contributes to about 5-10 percent of the anthropogenic carbon ...; Created on 16 March 2018
3. NRMCA Commitment to Environmental Excellence Awards: (Features); ... carbon dioxide-based pH adjustment for process water in lieu of sulfuric acid dosing. The Leesburg RMC plant’s relatively small footprint necessitates conventional returned-concrete handling methods: winrowing, ...; Created on 29 November 2017
4. Report measures precast/prestressed plants’ carbon, energy, water metrics: (Briefs); ... in carbon dioxide emissions and resource consumption. A joint initiative for PCI, Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, and National Precast Concrete Association members, NAPCSPP is geared to ...; Created on 27 November 2017
5. HeidelbergCement sustainability equation: Less carbon, zero accidents: (News Scope); Germany’s HeidelbergCement Group has added a decade to the horizon of its Sustainability Ambitions 2020 program. The six-point successor centers on reducing carbon dioxide emissions 30 percent from 1990 ...; Created on 27 November 2017
6. Paris-leery EPA enlists cement, concrete interests in real pollution reduction: (Editorial); ... perpetuate the fretting that accompanied President Donald Trump’s decision to exit an agreement to reduce U.S. carbon dioxide emissions. Ignoring the proper U.S. Senate channels for ratifying what ...; Created on 27 November 2017
7. Outback Materials tracks carbon factor in 500,000-yd. rail contract: (News Scope); Fresno, Calif.-based Outback Materials has teamed with CarbonCure Technologies, a developer of carbon dioxide-sequestering processes, on one of the initial contracts for the high-speed rail project linking ...; Created on 01 November 2017
8. Lehigh Hanson parent subtracts carbon, accidents in new sustainability equation: (Concrete Currents); Sources: HeidelbergCement AG, Germany; CP staff HeidelbergCement has added a decade to the horizon of its Sustainability Ambitions 2020 program, whose six-point successor centers on reducing carbon dioxide ...; Created on 11 October 2017
9. Report reveals precast/prestressed plant carbon, energy and water metrics: (Concrete Currents); ... representative baselines in carbon dioxide emissions and resource consumption. “Members in the NAPCSPP have reduced waste and energy and water use,” says PCI Sustainability and Publications Director Emily ...; Created on 25 September 2017
10. MAGNIFICENT MILL: (Features); ... equipment lowering net carbon dioxide emissions per metric ton of output. AERIAL PHOTO: WG Productions, New Richmond, Quebec, for McInnis Cement “This milestone marks the work of hundreds of employees, ...; Created on 26 July 2017
11. Paris Accord prompts cement companies’ low-carbon production method audit: (News Scope); ... of its original technology papers from 2009, when the sector issued the first ever low-carbon technology roadmap in partnership with the International Energy Agency (IEA). Posted at www.wbcsdcement.org, ...; Created on 26 July 2017
12. Cement companies inventory low-carbon production methods per Paris Accord: (Concrete Currents); ... force, CSI effected an in-depth review of its original papers from 2009, when the sector issued the first ever low-carbon technology roadmap in partnership with the International Energy Agency (IEA). The ...; Created on 20 June 2017
13. Emissions Reduction challenge funds Solidia, CarbonCure expansion: (News Scope); Two leading developers of carbon dioxide-based processes for concrete production, curing and portland cement substitution or optimization are among four entities advancing to Innovative Carbon Use, round ...; Created on 25 May 2017
14. Emissions Reduction challenge funds Solidia, CarbonCure expansion: (Concrete Currents); Sources: Solidia Technologies, Piscataway, N.J.; CarbonCure Technologies, Halifax, N.S.; CP staff Two leading developers of carbon dioxide-based processes for concrete production, curing and portland ...; Created on 04 March 2017
15. LafargeHolcim joins initiative targeting barriers to energy-efficient buildings: (News Scope); ... Plan, LafargeHolcim commits “to helping our customers avoid 10 million tons of carbon dioxide released every year from their buildings and infrastructure. We plan to achieve this target using our innovative ...; Created on 22 February 2017
16. PRODUCERS / ORGANIZATIONS - JANUARY 2017: (Briefs); ... aim to concentrate this year on health and safety matters; further carbon dioxide emissions reduction measures; increasing awareness of concrete as a sustainable building material; launching a responsible ...; Created on 17 January 2017
17. “Smart Surfaces” report shows savings from pervious and porous pavements: (Government Affairs); ... Airport application of a carbon dioxide-sequestering aggregate concrete as an example of carbon-neutral or –negative pavement holding potential for Washington, D.C., municipal specs. “This represents ...; Created on 17 January 2017
18. Cement production a blip on EPA greenhouse gas emissions radar: (Government Affairs); U.S. portland cement production accounts for just under 2.3 percent of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e) emissions in the Environmental Protection Agency Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program 2015 data, which ...; Created on 23 November 2016
19. Paying attention to the carbon footprint behind the wood curtain: (Editorial); “Determining the Carbon Footprint of Wood” (PCA R&D 3287) is a valuable work based on Portland Cement Association-sponsored research. The timely report tracks trees and forests’ carbon dioxide-sequestering ...; Created on 10 October 2016
20. Cement production undeniably minor in EPA greenhouse gas emissions census: (Concrete Currents); Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; CP staff U.S. portland cement production accounted for 2.3 percent of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e) emissions in EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program ...; Created on 10 October 2016

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