Convening for a Climate Week New York City panel, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), along with five material, building and construction technology organizations kicked off an initiative aimed at encouraging government officials the world over to support the use of blended cements. The Blend Better Cement campaign was the centerpiece of “Scaling Blended Cement for Competitive, Resilient and…
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CRH Ventures has announced a strategic investment in EnviCore, a Canadian company developing high-performance supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) for the construction industry. EnviCore has developed a proprietary thermo-chemical process that can convert a diverse range of mineral resources and industrial by-products including clays, natural pozzolans, recycled concrete and glass, industrial byproducts, and mine tailings into high-performance SCMs. The technology has…
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The American Cement Association, Natural Pozzolan Association and Slag Cement Association have released what is certain to become the most far-reaching document to date in the construction materials environmental data reporting era. Through Part B Product Category Rules for Cementitious Materials, they aim to provide consistent guidance for assessment and reporting of portland cement and supplementary cementitious materials’ environmental performance.…
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