Sources: Master Builders Solutions, Beachwood, Ohio; CMCM staff Concrete admixture market leader Master Builders Solutions equips users of its latest Concrete Now! app version with the Embodied Carbon Estimator, joining other ready mixed order planning, tracking and management tools. Estimator enables data-driven decision making by analyzing key environmental metrics for a comprehensive view of carbon dioxide emissions associated with concrete…
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Greenbuild 2023 highlight: Circles of Sustainability Networking Activities
Sources: Informa Connect, New York; U.S. Green Building Council, Washington, D.C. This year at Greenbuild 2023 in Washington, DC, the Greenbuild team has made communicating with sustainability leaders easier and more valuable through new, customized Circles of Sustainability Networking Activities – providing exciting ways to meet with the right partners. As the U.S. recently passed the billion-dollar Inflation Reduction Act,…
Read MoreHolcim US ready mixed plant silos, carport seize solar momentum
Sources: Holcim US, Chicago; CP staff Recently mounted solar panels at the Holcim US Fort Totten ready mixed concrete plant will offset the industrial power load in Washington, D.C. and advance the producer’s goal of running all concrete, cement and aggregate operations with renewable energy by 2030. The installation includes silo rooftop and carport solar modules, combining to generate 1,300-1,500…
Read MoreSublime Cement performance measures up to ASTM C1157 standard
Sources: Sublime Systems, Somerville, Mass.; CP staff Third-party testing confirms that Sublime Systems’ namesake concrete binder, produced with sharply lower carbon dioxide emissions metrics than portland cement, exhibits strength development, durability, low shrinkage and other engineering properties matching or exceeding ASTM C1157, Standard Performance Specification for Hydraulic Cement benchmarks. In contrast to high temperature, fuel-intensive portland cement production, Sublime Cement…
Read MoreACPA Foundation, Besser Co. open 2024 scholarship applications
Sources: American Concrete Pipe Association, Irving, Texas; CP staff The American Concrete Pipe Association Research and Education Foundation, in conjunction with Besser Co., is accepting applications for the 2024 Besser Scholarship through October 30. The scholarship is awarded to students whose course study is related to concrete pipe production, application, installation, or research. Students participating in, or planning to attend,…
Read MoreAir Force, Corps, FAA experts anchor Airfield Paving Workshop
Sources: American Concrete Pavement Association, Rosemont, Ill.; CP staff The American Concrete Pavement Association’s (ACPA) Best Practices in Airfield Paving Workshop, October 24-26 in Denver, will offer guidance for the design, construction and rehabilitation of airport runway, taxiway and apron slabs. The program will feature technical presentations by subject matter experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transportation System…
Read MoreTerex Advance moves first on Cummins X15H hydrogen engine spec
Sources: Cummins Inc., Columbus, Ind.; CP staff Terex Advance will integrate the Cummins X15H hydrogen internal combustion engine into its Commander Series front discharge mixer truck specifications as production of the diesel power alternative commences later this decade. “We are actively pursuing practical, cost-effective strategies to help customers decarbonize. The X15H is a feasible option for our trucks, and we…
Read MoreClimate Week NYC organizers open cement, concrete panels to the public
Sources: Portland Cement Association, Washington, D.C.; CP staff Climate policy stakeholders will join North American and global cement executives at Climate Week New York City to review how carbon capture technology, alternative fuel and raw material adoption, and government regulations or incentives are helping the industry’s quest for net zero carbon emissions. They will convene 8-11 a.m. on September 19…
Read MoreTerra CO2, Asher Materials confirm 2024 target for 240K tpy SCM plant
Source: Terra CO2 Technology, Boulder, Colo.; CP staff Asher Materials of Southlake, Texas has secured an exclusive market license for the first commercial-scale facility processing Terra CO2 Technology’s premier concrete binder, OPUS Supplementary Cementitious Material. A definitive agreement calls for the green building method consultancy to acquire the 240,000 ton per year capacity operation, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth market,…
Read MoreMIT CSHub hosts big data-informed driver recruitment webinar
Sources: Concrete Advancement Foundation, Alexandria, Va.; CP staff Massachusetts Institute of Technology Concrete Sustainability Hub researchers will discuss how innovations in technology and plant operations can help ready mixed producers improve driver recruitment, retention and productivity in a September 21, 11 a.m. EST webinar offered free of charge with registration here. In “Transforming the Role of the Concrete Delivery Professional,” Beth…
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