Cement News tagged under: Concrete
Open Compute Project launches 'green concrete' trials with hyperscale giants18 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe US-based Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) has teamed up with major hyperscale companies, including Meta, Google, AWS and Microsoft, to test and promote low-embodied carbon concrete, commonly known as "green concrete." This initiative marks a significant step toward reducing the environmental impact of data centre construction by adopting more sustainable building practices. As part of this project, engineering and construction firm Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc (WJE) is co... |
C-CRETE Technologies pours world’s first granite-based concrete14 October 2024, Published under Cement NewsC-Crete Technologies (California, USA), a producer of sustainable building materials, has achieved a milestone of creating the world’s first granite-based concrete. This concrete is devoid of Portland cement and any CO 2 emissions, poured first at a building cite in Manhattan. C-Crete’s new granite-based concrete was poured at the site of JPMorganChase’s new global headquarters, designed by Foster & Partners, engineered by Severud Associates Consulting Engineers. Rouzbeh Savary, founder ... |
Carbon Limit launches heat-reducing SCM20 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsUS climate technology company Carbon Limit launched its CoolCrete™, a heat-reducing product addition to its range of sustainable concrete additives. The product has been designed to address the ongoing heat crisis and urban heat island effect. CoolCrete is a functional supplementary cementitious material that reduces the overall carbon footprint of concrete by up to 40 per cent through replacing a portion of conventional cement, says Carbon Limit. "The easy-to-use and highly versatile addit... |
A buildings perspective on decarbonising concrete17 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsConcrete represents the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the construction industry. Reducing its carbon footprint is challenging but not impossible as long as the sector targets the most impactful changes to the way concrete is produced and used. By James Scarisbrick, Ramboll, UK Figure 1: hierarchy of carbon reduction on concrete-framed structures (© Ramboll) W hile the concrete industry represents the single-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions ... |
Cemex joins initiative to lift Latin American living standards10 September 2024, Published under Cement NewsCemex has joined the "100,000 Pisos Para Jugar" ("100,000 Floors to Play") initiative alongside Habitat for Humanity and the Inter-American Cement Federation (FICEM). The initiative aims to replace 100,000 dirt floors with concrete in homes across Latin America and the Caribbean by 2028. Cemex will support this project in Colombia through its “Piso Digno” (Dignified Floor) programme, which has been providing families with the materials and technical support needed to improve their home f... |
Betolar granted CEM III/B accelerator patent23 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe materials technology company Betolar Plc has been granted a patent in Finland for an accelerator developed for the standard CEM III/B cement mixture. This innovation accelerates the early strength development of low-carbon concrete. This factor is crucial for the manufacturing efficiency of concrete elements and products. The challenge with low-carbon cement mixtures lies in achieving sufficient early strength development, as there has not been an effective accelerator available. The ... |
Cemex installs renewable energy at Alrewas site01 August 2024, Published under Cement NewsCemex has installed an innovative renewable energy project at its Alrewas ready-mixed concrete plant in Staffordshire, UK. The system, which uses a 90kWh battery along with solar panels, is expected to save 200t of CO 2 . According to Cemex, the new facility at Alrewas opened in 2023 without mains electricity, which means the site, until recently, has been exclusively powered by diesel generators. Keen to reduce CO 2 and the plant’s reliance on fossil fuels, once the renewable units we... |
Heidelberg Materials closes recycling loop in Poland30 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has commissioned an innovative recycling plant for selective separation at its production site near Katowice, Poland. The first-of-its-kind facility features a proprietary crushing mechanism that enables sophisticated separation and sorting capabilities to fully recycle demolition concrete and substitute virgin materials in concrete production. With a capacity of up to 100tph of concrete, Heidelberg Materials is the first company in the industry to introduce high-quali... |
YTL Cement to acquire NSL24 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsMalaysian cement producer, YTL Cement, has agreed to acquire Singapore-based NSL for MYR792m (US$169.5m). According to Business Today, NSL is principally involved in the provision of management services and investment holding while its subsidiaries produce and sell building materials, oil and petroleum-related products, and supply environmental services. It is one of the leading producers of precast concrete components in Malaysia and Dubai. The deal will give YTL Cement an 81.24 per c... |
US launches Cement and Concrete Center of Excellence23 July 2024, Published under Cement NewsThe US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonisation Office (IEDO) has announced plans to create a Cement and Concrete Center of Excellence to accelerate the development and adoption of novel low-carbon cement and concrete technologies. US national laboratories can receive up to US$9m through an upcoming competitive lab call to develop and lead the centre. The centre aims to support collaboration across academia, national labs, government agencies and corporations t... |