Article and Video Highlight Top 10 Ways to Reduce Concrete’s Carbon Footprint
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Concrete is the building block of modern society and the most widely used building material. Nearly every structure built today, including buildings, bridges, homes and infrastructure, uses concrete in some way. It provides us with shelter along with places to work, learn and play. It connects us through roads and rapid transit and airports. Water is delivered and treated in concrete structures. Concrete is economical, available everywhere, durable and versatile. As demand for building construction continues to increase, it is likely the demand for concrete will also increase.
Like all building products, however, concrete has a carbon footprint. NRMCA, along with Build With Strength, the California Nevada Cement Association and AIA California, recently worked together to produce an educational video on how to reduce concrete’s carbon footprint. The video is based on an article published in Architect magazine and at Hanley Wood University that details the Top 10 strategies to take advantage of concrete’s benefits while ensuring the lowest possible carbon footprint.
Watch the video; read the article and share it on LinkedIn. For more information, contact Lionel Lemay at LLemay@nrmca.org.
