Sources: National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Alexandria, Va.; David Taylor for Congress Campaign, Sardinia, Ohio; CP staff
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Fairmount RM guides SRM Concrete into Land of Lincoln
Sources: SRM Concrete, Smyrna, Tenn.; CP staff SRM Concrete has acquired Fairmount Redi-Mix, a single-plant operator in Fairmount, Ill. “We look forward to batching concrete with our new team members, building on the strong foundation they have established and serving the Fairmount community with excellence,” says SRM Concrete CEO Jeff Hollingshead. Fairmount Redi-Mix is the producer’s first site in Illinois,…
Read MoreReport quantifies 30 years of U.S. Green Building Council deliverables
Sources: U.S. Green Building Council, Washington, D.C.; CP staff The USGBC Impact Report tracks the U.S. Green Building Council’s three decades of guiding the built environment to a sustainable future, especially through development of standards and certifications adopted or emulated the world over. The USGBC Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system has emerged since 1998 to an inventory…
Read MorePCA fills low-carbon cement and concrete guidance void
Sources: Portland Cement Association, Washington, D.C. Portland Cement Association’s newest reference, “Lower Carbon Concrete: Voluntary Guidelines for Developing a Protocol,” provides design professionals, contractors, code officials, elected representatives, non-governmental organizations, and the public with a balanced view of greenhouse gas emission, life cycle assessment and engineering factors central to construction project planning and specifications. The document frames a protocol in…
Read MoreCMHA releases first U.S. Industry-Average EPD for concrete masonry units
Sources: Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, Herndon, Va. The Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association (CMHA) provides global warming potential (GWP) and other requisite metrics for seven light, medium or normal weight block classes in the premier Industry-Average Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for Concrete Masonry Units in the United States. Leading EPD author Climate Earth Inc. factors data from 35 CMU…
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