The #concrete industry’s efforts to reduce emissions by locking #carbon inside #concrete are gaining mainstream attention. Read this news article from Reuters: “Concrete progress on constructing buildings to soak up carbon.”
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Furthering the push for sustainable building materials in the data center #construction industry, Microsoft says it is testing mix designs that can lower embodied #carbon in #concrete by more than 50%. Via Data Center Frontier
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Submit your 2023 Awards Applications by October 31st!
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Excellence in Sustainability & Community Engagement Award
Mixer Driver of the Year Award
Rodman C. Stewart Memorial Leadership Award
Safety Innovation Award
Outstanding Grassroots Leadership Award
When walking along a sidewalk, if you’re calling that hard, rock-like substance beneath your feet #cement and not #concrete, here’s a #ProTip:
Cement is the flour (ingredient) while concrete is the bread (final product).
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Insulated #concrete forms have been used to build structures up to 25 stories tall. Driving the demand for ICFs is a need for more resilient #construction and increased energy efficiency to reduce emissions and save $. Via SpecifyConcretePA
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Submit your 2023 Awards Applications (ow.ly/jKLz50PNRU3):
-Excellence in Sustainability & Community Engagement Award
-Mixer Driver of the Year Award
-Rodman C. Stewart Memorial Leadership Award.
-Safety Innovation Award.
-Outstanding Grassroots Leadership Award.
Looking for a good podcast? The season 4 premier of Concrete Credentials discusses how #concrete industry professionals are transforming the industry’s response to the climate crises through sustainability research and initiatives. #BuildWithStrengthow.ly/HQkJ50PNTZn
Attend the RMACI Concrete Conference:
September 28, 2023
7:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Lakewood Country Club
6800 West 10th Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80214
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Who’s attending ConcreteWorks in Nashville Sept 29-Oct 3? NRMCA’s National Mixer Driver Championship will take place Oct 1 at the show. Register here!
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Are you new to the #concrete industry or want a refresher on the latest standards & methods? NRMCA’s Fundamentals of Concrete is an on-demand webinar series that presents the nuts & bolts of #concrete materials, mixtures & #construction practices.
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Building with insulating #concrete forms (ICFs) can effectively address housing and labor issues while meeting #carbon reduction objectives! Read this column from Daily Commercial News.
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