ASTM C01/09 symposium to cover cement, concrete, 3D printing

Sources: ASTM International, West Conshocken, Pa.; CP staff ASTM Committees C01 on Cement and C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates are sponsoring the virtual Symposium on Standards Development for Cement and Concrete for Use in Additive Construction, December 7-8. Using the WebEx platform, committee members will present potential 3D-printed mortar or concrete test methods that can be standardized through ASTM…

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Titan Florida earns first zero waste nod from LEED administrator

Sources: Titan America, Norfolk, Va.; CP staff Better known as Pennsuco, the Titan Florida cement plant in Medley is the first operation of its kind to attain the highest level of certification under the Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) rating system for zero waste. Administered alongside the Leadership in Energy and Enviromental Design (LEED) rating system by the U.S.…

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Strescore-assisted Notre Dame teams top PCI Big Beam Competition

Sources: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Chicago; CP staff Two University of Notre Dame student teams took first and second place in the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute 2020 Engineering Student Design Competition. Now in its 20th year and also known as Big Beam, the national competition educates college students in an applied learning environment—imparting structural engineering skills they can use throughout their careers…

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LafargeHolcim adopts new label for low CO2 and recycled content materials

Sources: LafargeHolcim Ltd., Zurich; CP staff Cement and concrete from LafargeHolcim will soon bear a logo shaped like a mobile device icon indicating two principal qualities realized in processing, mix design and batching: A carbon dioxide emissions footprint 30 percent or lower compared to local industry standard and a minimum 20 percent recycled material content. The producer revealed the EcoLabel…

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Cemex begins global rollout of branded, net-zero CO2 concrete

Sources: Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Monterrey, Mexico; CP staff The first-ever net-zero carbon dioxide concrete from Cemex will soon be available in the producer’s major markets worldwide after a successful launch in Europe. A series ranging from low carbon to net-zero CO2 mixes, Vertua is based on a geopolymer binder solution from the Cemex Research and Development Center in Switzerland. Compared to…

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