Institute does project math in Concrete Solutions, Embodied Carbon Guides

Sources: RMI, Boulder, Colo.; CP staff Energy market-driven RMI has released Concrete Solutions Guide in tandem with the broader Reducing Embodied Carbon in Buildings, the former presenting specific opportunities for “a nearly ubiquitous material with a sizable climate impact” and expanding on the need to optimize mixes to reduce overall embodied carbon in buildings at little to no additional cost.

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DOT Advisory Board guides FRP reinforcement certification

Sources: Regulatory Resources LLC, Westfield, Ind.; CP staff Engineering and construction consultancy Regulatory Resources, along with the DOT Advisory Board it administers, have created an auditing program to certify the quality of structural concrete-grade fiber reinforced polymers (FRPs). Scheduled for early-2022 release, their FRP Quality Control Manual will serve as a guidance document for an auditing program currently under American…

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Boral Resources sale imminent as parent sunsets North America role

Sources: Boral Ltd., North Sydney, Australia; CP staff Boral Ltd. Managing Director Zlatko Todorcevski confirms in investor guidance accompanying the August 24 release of FY2021 results that “following a detailed assessment of strategic options, we are now entering the final stages of a divestment of our North American fly ash business.” The writing was on the wall for Boral Resources—the…

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