Articles, Guides & Reports
NEU has identified materials that are a good starting place to learn about sustainability and decarbonization. NEU also periodically publishes articles in industry trade journals.
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NEU Introduces The Low-Carbon Concrete Guide: Materials
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NEU's new guide focuses on practical, data-driven strategies for reducing the carbon footprint of concrete with emphasis on the material and mixture decisions that designers, engineers, contractors, and policymakers make at the project level.
Low-Carbon Concrete Materials Available to Reduce CO2 Emissions of Concrete
Many solutions exist to produce low-carbon concrete. One such solution is the increased use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) and alternative cements.
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Slag Cement Association 2016 Project of the Year Awards
The Slag Cement Association (SCA) presented the Slag Cement 2016 Project of the Year Awards during the meeting of ACI Committee 233, Ground Slag in Concrete, at The ACI Concrete Convention and Exposition – Spring 2017 in Detroit, MI. Eight projects were recognized for excellence and innovation in concrete using slag cement in the categories of Architectural Design, Durability, Green Design, High Performance, Sustainability, and a new category—Innovative Applications.
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ACI Concrete Sustainability Forum VIII
Koji Sakai and Julie K. Buffenbarger
The Concrete Sustainability Forum VIII was held in Denver, CO, at The ACI Concrete Convention and Exposition – Fall 2015. The forum included presentations by seven speakers, panel discussions between speakers and audience, and a tour of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The presentations, discussions, and tour are summarized.
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Carbon-Negative Pilot
Yao Wang, Mija Hubler, Rakshita Ramesh Bhat, Wil V. Srubar III, Shane Frazier, Loren Burnett, Linfei Li, Ben Stanley, Ryan Dick, and Sean James
The article discusses testing of a system designed to achieve overall carbon negativity. The system comprises a concrete slab supporting a wall constructed using concrete masonry units (CMUs). The concrete slab was made of alkali-activated cement containing algae-derived carbon-storing, biogenic limestone. The CMUs contain biomineralizing microalgae and a proprietary hydrogel binder as cement replacement.
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