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Advancing sustainable construction: Specifying low-carbon concrete

Construction Specifier

5 Stronger and safer buildings Concrete is the world’s most widely used construction material due to its significant performance, sustainability, and cost advantages. Concrete can also be produced from recycled products, plus it is recyclable and has a long lifespan. Most of its components are naturally occurring.

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VERIFI® In-transit Concrete Management Advances UK Concrete Barrier Projects

GCP Applied Technologies

VERIFI® In-transit Concrete Management Advances UK Concrete Barrier Projects. From monitoring the concrete batch consistency, to reducing rejected loads through remote insight, this intelligence has provided additional tools to assist Extrudakerb’s operations. GCP System: VERIFI® in-transit concrete management system .

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4 key innovations and construction trends across airport design

BD+C

4 key innovations and construction trends across airport design 0 qpurcell Mon, 12/04/2023 - 10:04 Airports Here are some of the key trends Skanska is seeing in the aviation sector, from congestion solutions to sustainability. JFK Airport’s future Central Terminal Area Roadways, Utilities and Ground Transportation Center.

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CHRYSO & GCP Introduce EnviroMix® Impact App

GCP Applied Technologies

The EnviroMix Impact App is a tool used exclusively by the CHRYSO & GCP sales team to optimize the mix design approach and pre-quantify the embodied carbon results of customer’s concrete mixes. The program’s team of sustainability experts help customers navigate the challenging carbon neutrality journey throughout the concrete lifecycle.

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All About Green Concrete | What Is Environmentally Friendly Concrete

CivilJungle

Introduction of Green Concrete. In the history of the concrete world, green concrete is a revolution topic in Denmark; it was first invented in 1998. With the color green concrete has nothing to do. To make the system more sustainable, green concrete eco-friendly materials are used. What Is a Green Concrete?

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How to Reduce the Cost of Concrete Production

GCP Applied Technologies

How to Reduce the Cost of Concrete Production. Two of the toughest challenges we hear for ready-mix producers are the lack of automation available and the cost and hassle of returned concrete. The problem: Rejected concrete loads are costly. Another occurrence is a project simply has leftover ready-mix concrete. .

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5 innovations in high-rise building design

BD+C

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has named two winners and three finalists of its 2013 Innovation Award. Body Image: read more.