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NEU presents Validation and Verification Program during the Construction Materials Carbon Progress Summit
NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete joined leading organizations from the cement, concrete, and steel industries during the 2025 Construction Materials Carbon Progress Summit to convene and document emissions avoidance and reduction measures, lowering embodied carbon metrics in nonresidential and infrastructure construction. Presented by Concrete Products , Cement Optimized , and Climate Earth, the December 4, 2025, event also included experts from th
Dec 8, 2025


NEU Releases Important Resource, The Low-Carbon Concrete Guide: Materials
NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete announces the release of a new publication, The Low-Carbon Concrete Guide: Materials . The guide is authored by Mary Christiansen, Ph.D, LEED AP. This guide focuses on practical, data-driven strategies for reducing the carbon footprint of concrete, with particular emphasis on the material and mixture decisions that designers, engineers, contractors, and policymakers make at the project level. The goal is to support
Nov 24, 2025


NEU Appoints Kerry Sutton as Executive Director to NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete
NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete, today announced the appointment of Kerry Sutton, PE, LEED AP, as its new Executive Director. In this role, Ms. Sutton will lead NEU’s mission to foster global collaboration, accelerating the adoption and use of reduced-carbon concrete technologies. Ms. Sutton brings over 25 years of extensive experience in the concrete sector, with a strong background in design, construction, and materials. Her appointment signals
Nov 19, 2025


NEU Leads with global collaboration in reducing carbon concrete: NEU announces third-party Validation/Verification Program
NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete (NEU)—with a vision to guide the global concrete industry in advancing...
Jan 23, 2025


American Concrete Institute Publishes Code Requirements for Low-Carbon Concrete
The American Concrete Institute, through the work of ACI Committee 323, has released ACI CODE-323-24: Low-Carbon Concrete—Code...
Nov 6, 2024


NEU Releases Carbon Neutral Concrete Summit Initiatives
NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete—a pioneering force in accelerating the adoption and use of reduced-carbon...
Nov 6, 2024


Reducing Carbon in Concrete Learning Opportunities at Fall ACI Convention
Each ACI Convention brings innovative sessions from NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete on tackling the...
Sep 4, 2024


NEU Spring 2024 Summit Advances Reduced-Carbon Concrete Mission
NEU, an ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete, successfully held its Spring 2024 Summit titled “From Policy to Placement:...
Jul 10, 2024


The NEU Center and How ACI is Working to Address Carbon Neutrality in Concrete
The NEU Center and How ACI is Working to Address Carbon Neutrality in Concrete Join NEU Executive Director, Drew Burns, for an overview...
Sep 13, 2022
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