NEU Presentation at Spring ACI Concrete Convention by Shawn Kayln, VCNA St Mary’s

Shawn Kayln with VCNA St Mary’s spoke to a captive crowd during NEU’s session at the recent Spring ACI Concrete Convention in Rosemont, IL. His presentation covered, “Concrete Roadmap the Journey! Measuring and Tracking Decarbonization through the use of Cement and Concrete Solutions in the Built Environment.”

Kayln’s presentation reviewed the clinker, cement, concrete, construction, and carbon uptake stages and examined possible solutions within each. Discussion included the adoption of ASTM C595 blended cements beyond PLC, which includes Type IS (Slag Blended Cement), Type IP (Pozzolan Blended Cement), and Type IT (Ternary Blended Cement).

The EPD process, local cement plant product-specific EPDs, as well as the newest cement PCR (published in July 2025), were covered.

He encouraged everyone that concrete’s GWP and its performance in the built environment can be positive!

The handout for the presentation, “Concrete Roadmap the Journey! Measuring and Tracking Decarbonization through the use of Cement and Concrete Solutions in the Built Environment,” within the NEU session, “NEU Session: Innovations in Low-Carbon Concrete - Achievements and Path Forward” is available for download here and on ACI’s website.