Sources: Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C.; CP staff A top player in concrete reinforcing steel production and fabrication has attained Global Steel Climate Council certification for a carbon dioxide emissions reduction plan covering hot rolled steel through 2030. Nucor Corp. plans to achieve a goal of 0.975 metric tons of CO2 equivalent per metric ton of hot-rolled steel output by increasing the…
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Concrete Pavement group amplifies resource utilization message to agencies
Sources: American Concrete Pavement Association, Rosemont, Ill.; CP staff With a World of Concrete 2025 backdrop, American Concrete Pavement Association officials emphasized better use of state highway agency resources in light of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act funding limits now evident to transportation construction stakeholders. In addition to spotlighting the economic and environmental sustainability attributes…
Read MoreACI Center validation, verification service looks beyond EPD GWP metrics
Sources: NEU, An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete, Farmington Hills, Mich.; CP staff The inaugural American Concrete Institute Center of Excellence has formally launched a validation and verification program for new materials, products or technologies associated with low carbon cement and concrete. The NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete undertaking is aimed at…
Read MoreLightweight Belgard retaining wall unit defines vertical tolerances
Sources: Oldcastle APG, Atlanta; CP staff At 54 lbs. per 1-sq.-ft. block, the newest addition to Belgard residential and commercial concrete retaining wall offerings affords shipping efficiencies by enabling legal truck loads bearing up to 25 percent more product than conventional units. The Diamond Pro Air series suits gravity walls up to 40 inches or geogrid reinforced retaining walls up…
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