Sources: U.S. Geological Survey; Rock Products Magazine
Consumption of construction-grade crushed stone and sand & gravel in the U.S. reached nearly 2 billion metric tons (Gt) last year, up 60 million metric tons (Mt) from 2011. USGS estimates last year’s shipments split between 1.16 Gt of cushed stone and 832 Mt of sand & gravel.
Read MoreSources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Silver Spring, Md.; CP staff
Architecture 2030 founder Ed Mazria told attendees at the NRMCA annual convention, San Antonio, that public and private entities’ eye on lower greenhouse gas emissions is driving a transformation in commercial and residential building design and construction methods, affirming, “There’s no holding it back.”
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