{"id":10349,"date":"2022-09-05T20:27:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T00:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/?p=10349"},"modified":"2022-09-05T20:27:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T00:27:41","slug":"lafargeholcim-launches-its-green-concrete-in-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/2022\/09\/05\/lafargeholcim-launches-its-green-concrete-in-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"LafargeHolcim launches its ‘green concrete’ in the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Author:<\/strong> Anmar Frangoul<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date:<\/strong> 07\/24\/2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a 2018 report from Chatham House, over 4 billion metric tons of cement are produced annually. This, the policy institute said, accounts \u201cfor around 8% of global CO2 emissions.\u201c

As concerns about the sustainability of the construction sector mount, a number of firms \u2013 including some major players \u2013 are making attempts to develop sustainable construction products.\u00a0

LafargeHolcim, the Swiss-headquartered building materials giant, announced on Thursday that its \u201cgreen concrete\u201d\u00a0had been made\u00a0<\/strong>available on the U.S. market. The firm is also planning to introduce the product to Latin America, Canada and the U.K. It is already available in Switzerland, Germany and France.\u00a0

Called ECOPact, the concrete comes in a number of iterations. Depending on which one is used, the company claims the product can have \u201c30% to 100% less carbon emissions compared to standard (CEM I) concrete.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhere regulatory conditions allow, ECOPact products integrate upcycled construction and demolition materials, further closing the resource loop,\u201d the firm says. 

LafargeHolcim is not alone in its aims to develop more sustainable materials. The HeidelbergCement Group<\/a>, another major building materials company, is targeting CO2-neutral concrete by the middle of the century \u201cat the latest.\u201d 

In its Sustainability Report for 2019, the German business said it would reach its goal in a number of ways, including the development of \u201cinnovative cement types with a lower CO2-footprint.\u201d 

Using waste products to develop building materials is an interesting idea which has led to the creation of a number of innovative and novel products in recent years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Netherlands-based StoneCycling, for example, says its \u201cWasteBasedBricks\u201d are produced from a minimum of 60% waste. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting rid of cement altogether is another intriguing concept. In the U.K., the DB Group has developed Cemfree, which it describes as a \u201ctotally cement-free alternative to conventional concrete.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, the material has been used in a number of settings, including part of the M25, a major motorway in the south of England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analysis:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3D printing concrete alone has the ability to reduce environmental impacts of construction through lowering material use. But if the material itself is also more sustainable, these effects start to compound with the ability to dramatically improve the sustainability of concrete construction. In terms of its implications for the design of products and systems, the most interesting part for me is the ECOPact’s ability to incorporate up cycled demolition material in its recipe. My mind instantly goes to a product\/system that could periodically have parts deconstructed and made into something else with little added material. This closed-loop process has potential to revolutionize some construction applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2020\/07\/24\/lafargeholcim-launches-its-green-concrete-in-the-us.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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