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Steel furnace slag, a by-product of the steelmaking process, can be used as a portland cement replacement in production of concrete masonry units (CMUs). Even though steel furnace slag lacks cementitious or pozzolanic properties, it gains strength when exposed to CO2 in the presence of water. The article discusses technology for manufacturing CMUs using steel furnace slag as a total cement replacement.

ACI Concrete Sustainability Forum X was held in 2017 at The ACI Concrete Convention and Exposition in Anaheim, CA. The Forum featured presentations from eight speakers, including the presidents of both ACI and fib. Presented topics included sustainability activities within ACI, fib, and ISO, new technologies for sustainability, and actions for the next decade.

This guide offers guidance for achieving lower-carbon concrete by outlining a series of best practices and thoughtful decision-making throughout the design, specification, procurement, and construction phases of the building construction process. The target audiences are the decision makers that conceive, specify, and ultimately create the specification for the use of concrete materials within a building project.