Tag: cement
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Ecocem ACT I Ternary Blended Cement Earns ASTM C1157 Certification
It’s been said that the world places nearly a New York City amount of concrete every year. Within every cubic yard of this tonnage is the cement and the cloud of CO2 created in its production. The acceptance of cements with additional limestone and higher percentages of supplemental cementitious materials (SCMs) in the mix has…
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Fortera Gains Microsoft Backing for Low-Carbon Cement
To accelerate the adoption of low-carbon building materials across its datacenter footprint, through its Climate Innovation Fund (CIF), Microsoft has made an investment in green cement manufacturer Fortera. The investment secures Microsoft’s rights to procure Fortera’s ReAct™ low-carbon cement and environmental attribute certificates (EACs). “We are making long-term investments that will help us achieve our 2030 carbon negative goals,” Brandon…
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Microsoft Backs Fortera’s First Full-Scale Green Cement Plant
Luminis® (www.luminis.com), an established innovator and manufacturer of specification-grade interior and exterior lighting solutions, today released its new minimalist pole mount luminaire. Trilo by Luminis® is the lightest exterior pole mount luminaire in the brand’s current portfolio. Trilo by Luminis embodies the principle of “form follows function,” with every element serving a clear purpose. It…
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Is Britain’s cement crisis about to derail homebuilding plans?
Anyone planning to build a home today is facing a difficult mix of rising costs, longer lead times and uncertainty around key materials. Cement, the backbone of foundations, walls and floors, is now at the centre of this challenge. New figures from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) shows UK production has sunk to levels not…
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Fiber Cement vs Vinyl Siding: Choosing the Best Option
When it comes to upgrading a home’s exterior, siding is one of the most important decisions a homeowner can make. It influences durability, curb appeal, energy efficiency, and long-term maintenance costs. Two of the most popular materials on the market today are fiber cement and vinyl siding. Uncommon Roofing and Siding helps homeowners compare these…
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Former P&O Liverpool dock to become deep-water cement terminal
Construction of a new deep-water cement terminal in the former P&O site at Gladstone Dock, Liverpool, is scheduled to start this month. The £35m redevelopment by Medcem, a subsidiary of Turkish conglomerate Eren Holding, and British port operator Peel Ports Group, aims to play an important role in the growth of the UK construction sector.…
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Preparing the Fleet for Green Cement
Although green cement was invented in the late ‘90s, it hadn’t managed to gain much traction. Over the last few years, however, you may have heard the term “green cement” gaining ground as a method of reducing carbon emissions associated with cement manufacturing. The concrete industry accounts for roughly seven percent of CO2 emissions globally.…
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Skanska to use 3,000 slag cement slabs in ‘ultra-sustainable’ London project
Skanska is using 3,000 precast planks made from 50% ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) in its 105 Victoria Street scheme, which the contractor calls “London’s most sustainable office building”. Laing O’Rourke is designing, manufacturing and supplying the precast slabs for Skanska through its pre-assembly concrete manufacturing facility near Worksop, called Explore Manufacturing. Severfield, which is…
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Skanska to use 3,000 slag cement planks in ‘ultra-sustainable’ London project
Skanska is using 3,000 precast slabs made from 50% ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) in its 105 Victoria Street scheme, which the contractor calls “London’s most sustainable office building”. Laing O’Rourke is designing, manufacturing and supplying the precast slabs for Skanska through its pre-assembly concrete manufacturing facility near Worksop, called Explore Manufacturing. Severfield, which is…
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Near-Zero Carbon Cement Powers Sustainable 3D-Printed Homes
Eco Material Technologies and Hive 3D have unveiled the first 3D-printed homes using near-zero carbon cement as part of a housing project called The Casitas @ The Halles. The homes, ranging from 400 to 900 square feet, are constructed using Eco Material’s durable, longer-lasting cement called PozzoCEM Vite®. The cement replaces 100% of traditional Portland…