As the most used construction material in the world, concrete has a unique role to play in creating a sustainable built environment.
From single family homes to high-rises, schools, hospitals and public spaces, concrete is a foundational material that has and will continue to be relied upon for the strength and durability it provides over a project’s lifecycle, but also the carbon reductions and innovations the industry is driving on its pathway to carbon neutrality. If you are looking for strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of your concrete designs, consider the resources below:
Useful websites and resources
- Low carbon cement and concrete alternatives
- Carbon accounting, environmental product declarations and tools
- The MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub
- Canada Green Building Council
- Athena Sustainable Materials Institute
- Athena Impact Estimator for Buildings
- Building Transparency Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3)
- Concrete Zero: Canada’s cement and concrete industry action plan to net-zero
- Tally Carbon Calculator
- Carbon Leadership Forum: Vancouver
- Passive House Canada
- Natural Resources Canada: Net-Zero Future Building Standards
- National Ready Mixed Concrete Association: Green Building
- Architecture 2030 Challenge
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