Sources: LafargeHolcim, Chicago; CP staff Responding to demand for construction materials performance and sustainability, market leader LafargeHolcim has rebranded its U.S. blended cement and supplementary cementitious materials portfolio as Envirocore Series—led by OneCem Portland Limestone, MaxCem Blended and NewCem Slag Cements. Concurrently, it calls on architectural, engineering and construction (A/E/C) interests, along with their concrete suppliers, to adopt more sustainable…
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LafargeHolcim grows EPD library, shrinks concrete and cement carbon intensities
Sources: LafargeHolcim, Chicago; CP staff
To address calls for streamlining embodied carbon in private and public work, LafargeHolcim plans to issue Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) covering shipments from its U.S. Aggregates and Construction Materials (ACM) and Cement businesses. It will enlist top auditors and EPD Program Operators to prepare, verify and host a library of ready mixed concrete or cement declarations abiding the latest criteria for quantifying carbon dioxide emissions throughout raw material, processing, delivery and finishing phases.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim teams with IBM to power road design optimization platform
Sources: LafargeHolcim Ltd., Zurich; CP staff
LafargeHolcim will leverage IBM Services’ hybrid clouds, data analytics, plus machine learning, artificial intelligence, industrial Internet of Things tools to extend its heavy building materials knowledge base and build out ORIS, promoted as the first digital platform for road design optimization, for global deployment.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim, GE Renewable Energy turn 3D-printed turbine pedestals
The latest target in a LafargeHolcim Ltd. investigation of 3D-printed concrete elements or structures is a pedestal for a new class of turbines, 150-200 meters high, that have the potential to harness one-third or more energy than the shorter towers dotting wind farms the world over. After participating in a 10-meter scale model printing late last year, the Swiss concrete, cement and aggregates giant has entered a partnership with GE Renewable Energy and Copenhagen-based COBOD International A/S to develop supertall wind turbines with optimized, 3D-printed bases. GE Renewable Energy will provide expertise related to turbine design, manufacture and commercialization; COBOD, short for Constructing Buildings on Demand, will focus on robotics automation and 3D printing assemblies; and, LafargeHolcim will refine the concrete material or ink, along with its processing and application methods.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim, GE unit team on 3D-printed wind turbine pedestals
Sources: LafargeHolcim Ltd., Zurich; CP staff
The latest target in a LafargeHolcim investigation of 3D-printed concrete elements or structures is a pedestal for a new class of turbines, 150-200 meters high, that have the potential to harness one-third or more energy than the shorter towers dotting wind farms the world over.
Read MoreNew digital tools steer LafargeHolcim customer experience
Recognizing that digitization and adoption of new technology are critical to helping customers take advantage of growth projected for the U.S. construction business in the coming years, LafargeHolcim is transforming its customer experience with the launch of ConcreteDirect, DirectAccess and www.MaterialsThatPerform.com. Each of the digital solutions are part of an ongoing strategy to improve engagement, streamline interactions, optimize projects, and bring added convenience and ease to customers:
Read MoreNew digital tools steer LafargeHolcim customer experience
Sources: LafargeHolcim, Chicago; CP staff
Recognizing that digitization and adoption of new technology are critical to helping contractors take advantage of growth projected for the U.S. construction business, LafargeHolcim is transforming its customer experience with the launch of three device or desktop solutions, each part of an ongoing strategy to improve engagement, streamline interactions, optimize projects, and bring added convenience to customers:
Read MoreMoreau takes over for Edwards at LafargeHolcim U.S. ACM
Jay Moreau has transitioned from Martin Marietta senior vice president of Operations Services to LafargeHolcim U.S. Aggregates and Construction Materials chief executive officer. He will oversee one of the top producers in ready mixed concrete, sand & gravel, crushed stone and asphalt—encompassing Aggregate Industries Management and sister operations brought under one umbrella following Lafarge North America and Holcim (US) Inc. parent companies’ 2015 merger.
Read MoreLafargeHolcim adds Texas’ Colorado River Concrete
Sources: LafargeHolcim U.S. ACM, Chicago; CP staff
LafargeHolcim has closed on its second U.S. deal of 2019, acquiring Fort Worth, Texas-based Colorado River Concrete. Founded in 1987, the ready mixed producer serves customers from the southwestern Dallas/Fort Worth area into parts of west Texas. It joins a LafargeHolcim region anchored by Tarrant Concrete in Fort Worth and Lattimore Materials in northern Dallas, plus the Holcim Midlothian cement plant south of the Metroplex.
Read MoreMartin Marietta veteran Moreau takes helm of LafargeHolcim U.S. ACM
Source: LafargeHolcim, Chicago
Jay Moreau has transitioned from Martin Marietta senior vice president of Operations Services to LafargeHolcim U.S. Aggregates and Construction Materials chief executive officer. He will oversee one of the top producers in ready mixed concrete, sand & gravel, crushed stone and asphalt—encompassing Aggregate Industries management and sister operations brought under one umbrella following Lafarge North America and Holcim (US) Inc. parent companies’ 2015 merger.
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