Sources: Sublime Systems, Somerville, Mass.; CP staff Sublime Systems, developer of an electrochemical process netting ASTM C1157-grade binder at markedly reduced carbon dioxide emissions levels versus portland cement, is teaming with CRH Plc and Holcim Ltd. to advance a premier Sublime Cement facility in Holyoke, Mass. The global cement, aggregate and concrete producers’ $75 million Sublime Systems investment anchors a…
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Energy Department spawns Cement and Concrete Center of Excellence
The Department of Energy Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) will create a Cement and Concrete Center of Excellence to accelerate the development and adoption of novel low-carbon material technologies. U.S. National Laboratories can receive up to $9 million through an upcoming competitive call to organize and lead the effort. DOE and IEDO officials envision the center as a) supporting…
Read MoreEnergy efficiency-driven ASHRAE certifies first Decarbonization Professionals
Sources: ASHRAE, Atlanta; CP staff The organization behind the most widely adopted building energy efficiency and mechanical systems standards has announced an inaugural cohort of 64 Certified Decarbonization Professionals (CDP). ASHRAE’s newest certification validates candidates’ competency to assess, analyze, and develop effective and sustainable strategies to reduce or eliminate the life-cycle carbon footprint of new or existing buildings. “Decarbonization is…
Read MoreChryso and GCP teams gauge EPD GWP data with Impact App
The latest tool in Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals’ Curbing CO2 at the Source Program for Sustainability arms the Chryso and GCP sales organization to pre-quantify the embodied carbon factor in customers’ concrete mix designs. The EnviroMix Impact App assists in accurate calculation of Global Warming Potential, the lead environmental product declaration (EPD) metric. The app uses industry average data references for…
Read More$14.5M DOE grant steers SCM-driven Queens Carbon toward cement partner
The U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) has awarded Queens Carbon $14.5 million to help fund a pilot supplementary cementitious materials facility engineered for 10 metric tons/day output and built at an existing portland cement operation. Applying hydrothermal technology, the Pine Brook, N.J. startup company crystallizes carbonate mineral feedstocks into Q-SCM binder, which exhibits potential…
Read MoreEPD-driven One Click LCA calls for Low-Carbon Manufacturing Awards entries
Sources: One Click LCA, Helsinki; CP staff One Click LCA, a global developer of life-cycle assessment technology supporting environmental product declarations, is accepting Low-Carbon Manufacturing Awards 2024 program entries through September 15. The firm aims to recognize companies that have demonstrated significant progress in reducing embodied carbon through innovative practices, products, and technologies. Award candidates include cement or concrete, sustainable…
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 MoreCalPortland licenses processes, acquires equipment from Solidia Technologies
Sources: Solidia Technologies, San Antonio, Texas; CP staff Solidia Technologies has entered a patent licensing and asset sale agreement providing CalPortland Co. new material or process options in its pursuit of lower carbon dioxide emissions attending cement and concrete deliveries in Western U.S. markets. Solidia Technologies’ namesake cement gains strength through CO2 exposure versus the portland cement hydration mechanism. In addition…
Read MoreA triumphant dispatch along Avenue de Champs-Élysées
A Putzmeister SY408C-8FRBEV model from the Holcim Ltd. mixer fleet became a SANY Group torch bearer as the equipment manufacturer rolled into Paris for the Intermat 2024 trade fair earlier this spring. Underscoring a commitment to environmental responsibility and reducing carbon emissions in the construction industry, the mixer was one of six battery electric machines the manufacturer dispatched to the…
Read MoreLehigh White parent mills low-carbon white portland cement template
Sources: Cementir Group, Milan; CP staff Aalborg Portland Cement A/S, a European sister operation of Florida-based Lehigh White Cement Co., has launched D-Carb, presenting it as the first white cement to match a lower carbon footprint with high early age performance characteristics. D-Carb processing with Aalbort White clinker, a premium limestone, and fit-for-purpose grinding aid equates to a 15 percent…
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