NRMCA Producer Member Redi-Mix Concrete Publishes EPD for Dallas Plant

Redi-Mix Concrete, a U.S. Concrete Company, NRMCA Producer member and one of the largest concrete producers in North America, has published an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for concrete produced at its Dallas area plant. Developing and publishing an EPD requires a rigorous process of conducting a life cycle assessment (LCA) of plant operations and product formulation followed by an extensive review by independent LCA professionals using a standard called a Product Category Rule (PCR). Redi-Mix Concrete chose NSF International to verify its EPDs. It followed the North American Product Category Rule for Concrete developed by the Carbon Leadership Forum and relevant international standards. As is required by the standards, the EPDs are published on NSF International’s Web site.

The concrete industry leads the way with the number of products with verified EPDs. NRMCA also verifies and publishes EPDs. For more information about EPDs and the NRMCA EPD program visit www.nrmca.org/sustainability/EPDProgram.