Sources: Global Steel Climate Council, Washington, D.C.; Steel Dynamics Inc., Ft. Wayne, Ind.; CP staff The Global Steel Climate Council has certified eight hot-rolled Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) and Arkansas Steel Associates (ASA) products, including concrete rebar milled at the former company’s Columbia City, Ind. and Roanoke, Va. operations. Independent verification of the producers’ output marks a significant expansion in…
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Sublime Systems enlists GCs as Distribution Channel Partners
Sources: Sublime Systems, Somerville, Mass.; CP staff Sublime Systems is formalizing general contractor alliances to advance namesake, ASTM C1157-grade cement whose electrochemical processing yields carbon dioxide emissions sharply lower than portland cement production. Distribution Channel Partner program participants with will establish Sublime Deployment Ready teams to weigh novel procurement structures or other mechanisms securing Sublime Cement inclusion in project concrete…
Read MoreReport: Truck safety, environmental metrics favor federal excise tax repeal
Sources: American Transportation Research Institute, Washington, D.C.; CP staff A new American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) report highlights real-world environmental and safety benefits that could accrue from a repeal of the 12 percent federal excise tax (FET) on new Class 8 vehicles and trucking equipment. A World War I era measure, the Truck FET has long been an issue for…
Read MoreZinc producers present galvanized rebar in carbon terms
Sources: International Zinc Association, Durham, N.C. A new industry and academia initiative, Zinc Enables Decarbonization (ZED), compares life cycle carbon dioxide emissions levels of galvanized rebar and other hot dip zinc-coated steel products against those of more common residential and heavy/civil construction solutions. The International Zinc Association and University of British Columbia Bradshaw Research Institute for Minerals and Mining Program…
Read MoreGlobal Climate Council certifies rebar giant Nucor’s carbon emissions reduction plan
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. eyes 0.975 metric tons of CO2 equivalent per metric ton of hot-rolled steel output by increasing the use of clean electricity, carbon capture and sequestration, and near-zero greenhouse…
Read MoreClark Pacific deploys software for generating project-specific EPDs
West Coast precast, prestressed concrete leader Clark Pacific is stepping up carbon metric transparency with the launch of project-specific Environmental Product Disclosure generator software. When measured against the output of programs built on industry average EPD data, it can provide contract stakeholders a more accurate global warming potential profile of architectural or structural elements fabricated at the producer’s northern and…
Read MoreRebar giant Nucor earns Climate Council emissions reduction certification
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…
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 MoreAgency, California Commission support C-Crete Technologies
C-Crete Technologies LLC, San Leandro, Calif. developer of a concrete binder processed from non-carbonate feedstocks, was recently awarded grants totaling $10.4 million from the California Energy Commission and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to increase production capacity. The funding shows confidence in the firm’s portland cement-free concrete products, dubbed C-Cretes, and recognition that such novel materials align with both Golden…
Read MoreDoka moves first on Science Based Targets initiative commitment
Sources: Doka USA, Kenilworth, N.J.; CP staff Through a sustainability strategy dubbed “Net Zero 2040,” key concrete formwork and scaffolding provider Doka has aligned its carbon dioxide emissions reduction goals with the Science Based Targets initiative terms. London-based SBTi provides producers, suppliers or manufacturers with auditing services and guidance aimed at limiting CO2 emissions volumes sufficient to cap the rise of…
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