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As part of GCC’s commitment to net-zero carbon emissions, the GCC Trident Plant near Three Forks, Montana, will fully convert to Portland Limestone cement (PLC), a high-quality cement that lowers the carbon footprint of concrete early next year. “We believe that our industry must continue to provide the homes, roads […]
Giatec is a world leader in concrete testing technologies. Recently, the company announced that it is working to reduce cement usage on construction job sites with their artificial intelligence program (AI), Roxi. It is doing this with both funding and support from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). SDTC helps Canadian […]
AEEE Capital Holding & Advisory Group today announced the completion of a peer review led by Dr. Maher Tadros, Founding Principal of e.construct.US, LLC of its revolutionary new sustainable EASSCM-branded Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) mix. According to Dr. Tadros’ peer review, AEEE’s proprietary technology could have a disruptive impact […]
Hycrete, Inc., a leader in moisture and corrosion protection technologies in concrete, is proud to announce the release of a Swedish Cement and Concrete Research Institute report detailing Hycrete’s hydrophobic admixture and its effect on radon exhalation rates of concrete. The study, which spanned 22 months, showed that concrete containing […]
On the verge of a global summit aimed to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, Giatec, a leading innovator for building more sustainable concrete, announced a strategy based on a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool to cut at least 400 million tons annually of GHG emissions, the equivalent of taking 110 […]
The Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s Cement Manufacturers, applauds the 13 cement plants awarded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star certification for superior energy performance in 2020. The Energy Star certified cement manufacturing plants are certified U.S. plants that achieve energy performance in the top 25% of […]
Separation Technologies (ST) has commissioned the world’s first industrial scale fly ash drying and electrostatic separation plant. Its aim is to reclaim fly ash from surrounding coal ash impoundment basins. The pilot facility is located at Talen Energy’s Brunner Island Steam Electric Station. At this facilty, ST’s new proprietary drying […]
On January 1, 2021, Cementir will begin distributing the cement of the future, named Futurecem. Futurecem has a carbon footprint that is up to 30 percent lower compared to regular cement. As one of the biggest innovations in the construction industry over the last decades, the launch of the patented […]
Giatec is a world leader in concrete testing technologies. Recently, its artificial intelligence (AI) program, Roxi, has been trained with the help of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) funding to reduce cement usage on construction job sites during concrete testing. This AI technology takes aim at reducing CO2 pollution on […]
LafargeHolcim in the US announced the opening of a new solar field next to its Holcim Hagerstown Cement Plant in Maryland. This will provide clean, renewable energy for the facility’s operations. The company is seizing this opportunity at a time when solar is booming across both residential and non-residential sectors. […]
