Sources: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Waltham, Mass.; CP staff A “Cutting Carbon” webinar series from leading engineer Simpson Gumpertz & Heger includes a Structural Steel and Concrete installment, October 17, 12 p.m. EST. Presenters Eric Fleet, Julia Hogroian, and Matthew Sander will discuss how structural engineering interests have responded to the call for sustainability; review the current state of practice…
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Port Authority NYNJ sets carbon threshold for concrete specifications
Sources: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; CP staff Concrete schedules for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s infrastructure and building portfolio will soon reflect maximum carbon dioxide emissions limits—equivalent to a 25 percent or greater reduction in portland cement content—plus portland limestone cement and ground glass pozzolans allowances. The new CO2 threshold and conditional binder…
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