Title:
Top 10 Ways to Reduce Concrete's Carbon Footprint
Description:
Session Code: CO4
Concrete is the building block of modern society and the most widely used building material. Nearly every structure built today, including buildings, bridges, homes, and infrastructure uses concrete in some way. Concrete is economical, available everywhere, durable, and versatile. However, like all building products, concrete has a carbon footprint. This session will present the top ten strategies for contractors, concrete producers and design professionals to work collaboratively to take advantage of concrete's benefits while ensuring the lowest possible carbon footprint.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the basics of embodied carbon of concrete.
- Evaluate the immediate steps that can be taken to reduce carbon footprint when specifying concrete.
- Prioritize design strategies to get the greatest reductions in carbon footprint using current technologies and design tools.
- Explore how innovative technologies will result in zero carbon concrete in the future.
Type:
CONEXPO-CON/AGG