HydroGraph Clean Power Inc., Ontario-based high purity graphene producer, has announced findings of its second research study in partnership with Arizona State University, highlighting potential advancements in extending the use of the company’s Fractal Graphene into cement and concrete applications. Co-authored by Chief Science Officer Ranjith Divigalpitiya, the study validates the potential of HydroGraph’s graphene in revolutionizing the construction industry,…
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FHWA, EPA draw a line in the sand for Low Carbon Transportation Materials
Federal agencies have spent more than two years reviewing carbon dioxide emissions associated with load-bearing construction material processing or production. Officials recognize regional or local factors affecting the CO2 emissions profile of concrete, asphalt and steel, and have positioned 2025 as a turning point for procurement terms applicable to federally funded transportation and building work. The Federal Highway Administration took…
Read MoreGotham Ready Mix: Leading by Innovation
Gotham Ready Mix, a concrete supplier in New York City, is no stranger to innovation, delivering performance materials to mid- and high-rise residential or commercial projects across the Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Bronx boroughs. The producer started in 2019 with 35 trucks and three plants in Brooklyn and Bronx. Fast-forward to 2024 and it has grown drastically. Gotham Ready Mix…
Read MoreCement producers own global CO2 emissions reduction survey
The inaugural Heavy Industries Benchmark from World Benchmarking Alliance, Amsterdam, ranks 34 cement, 45 steel and 12 aluminum producers on carbon dioxide emissions reduction metrics. Four of the top five are cement producers Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., CRH Plc, Holcim Ltd. and Heidelberg Materials, all with major North American market positions. Three other multinationals—Votorantim Cimentos, Asia Cement and Siam Cement—along…
Read MoreGHG Inventory shows cement plant CO2 emissions’ positive trend
The latest Environmental Protection Agency Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks cites 2022 GHG loads of 5.489 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, a 1.3 percent increase from the prior year. The GHG Inventory factors emissions of CO2, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulfur hexafluoride and nitrogen trifluoride—all pegged for their global warming potential when released to…
Read MoreNmai, Khan anchor Master Builders Solutions Sustainability Group
Master Builders Solutions has formed a Concrete Sustainability Group aimed at positioning the admixture giant as a go-to knowledge provider for low embodied carbon concrete. The group will focus on fostering effective collaboration among architects, engineers, producers, and contractors to ensure successful outcomes of projects with low-embodied carbon concrete requirements. The company has tapped Director of Sustainability Dr. Charles Nmai,…
Read MoreCTS Cement helps EPA-backed Hydrova prove aluminum recycling
The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a $400,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Phase II grant enabling Santa Ana, Calif.-based Hydrova Inc. to advance work on black dross—a material frequently landfilled after primary aluminum recycling—for applications including cement clinker raw feed. Themed “Complete Resource Recovery and Hydrogen Production from Secondary Aluminum Processing Waste,” the grant extends a $100,000 Phase…
Read MorePatio Drummond commercializes CarbiCrete block, CO2 metrics in tow
CarbiCrete, Montreal developer of a process where slag cement and carbon dioxide replace portland cement and steam in concrete masonry unit mixes and curing, has taken a critical step in commercialization thanks to its charter North American producer, Quebec-based Patio Drummond. After extensive testing and trials, the concrete hardscapes producer has begun selling CarbiCrete block directly from its Drummondville plant…
Read MoreEPA, Commerce, Energy, FHWA officials empower Carbon Neutral Summit
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy, Federal Highway Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology representatives offered and compiled takeaways as participants in the first Summit on Accelerating Carbon Neutral Concrete Materials and Technologies. NEU: An American Concrete Institute Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete hosted the early-fall event to engage public and private construction stakeholders…
Read MoreTop architect’s specs hospitable to low-carbon Holcim US mixes
Holcim US proves the potential of its ECOPact concrete to align with the low-carbon metrics project principals envision for the recently topped out Populus, a 13-story hotel that high profile architect Studio Gang has tailored for a triangular Denver site. The producer teamed with the architect, Denver developer Urban Villages, and general contractor Beck Group on a superstructure concrete schedule…
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