Sources: Portland Cement Association, Washington, D.C. Portland Cement Association’s newest reference, “Lower Carbon Concrete: Voluntary Guidelines for Developing a Protocol,” provides design professionals, contractors, code officials, elected representatives, non-governmental organizations, and the public with a balanced view of greenhouse gas emission, life cycle assessment and engineering factors central to construction project planning and specifications. The document frames a protocol in…
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An enthusiastic White House nod to concrete and cement brands
Familiar names dominate a new White House report on Federal Buy Clean Initiative and Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Demonstration Program progress. The administration salutes six concrete or cement producers, CO2-mineralizing process developer CarbonCure Technologies, and four cementitious material startup companies for corporate or project-specific commitments outlined in response to Buy Clean and Industrial Demonstrations calls to action. Commitments referencing…
Read MoreIndustry ponders market, regulatory possibilities from Trump landslide
Sources: CP staff Associated Builders & Contractors and Portland Cement Association are the first national groups in construction to issue statements on the U.S. Presidential election, where Donald Trump won decisively in the electoral and popular vote. “ABC is optimistic about the future of America’s construction industry and the opportunities to advance policies that protect free enterprise, reduce regulatory burdens…
Read MorePCA’s Sullivan traces interest rate drop, construction activity rise
Sources: Portland Cement Association, Washington, D.C.; CP staff PCA Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Market Intelligence Ed Sullivan told member producers during their fall meeting that the Federal Reserve’s recent move to lower interest rates, coupled with easing inflation, signals a significant retreat in interest rate levels by the end of next year—all to the benefit of residential…
Read MorePCA, Ash, Slag and Pozzolan groups land EPA grant for EPDs
Sources: Portland Cement Association, Washington, D.C.; CP staff The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $2.4 million to advance a project boosting the number of facility-specific Environmental Product Declarations from Portland Cement Association, American Coal Ash Association, Natural Pozzolan Association and Slag Cement Association members. The project will entail PCA distributing up to $1.5 million in grants to eligible…
Read MorePortland-limestone cement reaches universal state DOT approval
Portland Cement Association reports across the board state agency approval of portland-limestone cement, or ASTM C595 Type IL binder, on the heels of a Connecticut Department of Transportation green light for the material. Compared to ASTM C150 Type I/II portland cement, PLC is finished with higher limestone content, while exhibiting a carbon dioxide emissions footprint up to 10 percent lower.…
Read MoreBlended cements lead industry priority list for remainder of decade
Sources: Portland Cement Association, Washington, D.C.; Cement Products staff Portland Cement Association CEO Mike Ireland cites blended cements, plus alternative fuels and carbon, capture, utilization and storage technology, as top producer priorities for the next five years. Addressing the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Conference in Denver earlier this month, he also reflected on major 2023 market, environmental and government relations deliverables:…
Read MoreLegacy engineering tests PCA campus demolition contractor
The former Portland Cement Association and CTLGroup campus along Old Orchard Road in Skokie, Ill. is giving way to a residential and commercial development befitting valuable acreage just north of Chicago and in close proximity to Interstate 94. Demolition commenced in late 2023 on four buildings that for decades supported one of the world’s principal cement and concrete knowledge centers.…
Read MoreImproving Air Quality to Meet Revised Soot Standard Could Harm U.S. Economy
By Lucinda Minton Langworthy and Angela R. Morrison Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reduced the level of the primary annual National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5), commonly referred to as soot, from 12-9 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3), reflecting a 25 percent reduction in the standard intended to be protective of…
Read MorePCA: All state DOTs on board with portland-limestone cement
Sources: Portland Cement Association, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
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