How construction can make the switch to low-carbon concrete

The headline statistic on concrete is stark, to say the least. The world’s most heavily used construction material is responsible for around 8% of the world’s carbon emissions.

With this in mind, it is concerning that there is still no globally agreed standard for what constitutes low-carbon concrete.

What is agreed is that, for every tonne of standard cement produced, a tonne of CO2 is released. And cement alone is responsible for between 5% and 7% of total…

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