To fill the current gap in low-carbon cement and concrete guidance, PCA and other collaborators across the cement-concrete-construction value chain have developed a new resource, Lower Carbon Concrete: Voluntary Guidelines for Developing a Protocol.
This document provides a critical resource for design professionals, contractors, code officials, elected representatives, non-governmental organizations, and the public to develop a lower carbon concrete protocol.
“The definition of ‘low carbon’ is becoming increasingly subjective, with little attention paid to either upstream and downstream impacts or short-term and long-term strength, durability, and resiliency concerns,” says Mike Ireland, PCA President and Chief Executive Officer. “PCA is leading this effort as part of its ongoing commitment to achieve carbon neutrality.”
A protocol developed with the approach outlined in the PCA voluntary guidelines is intended to lower the carbon of a concrete project without sacrificing long-term performance characteristics, including resilience.
View the voluntary guidelines here.
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