The Quest for Carbon-Neutral Concrete – Part 2

In Feb 2022, International Code Council Evaluation Service, Inc (ICC-ES) published ICC-ES AC529, Low-Carbon Alternative Cements for Use in Concrete, for the use of such cements in concrete in lieu of conventional code-compliant cements. The document is applicable to low-carbon alternative cements th...

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Published inConcrete International Vol. 44; no. 7; p. 7
Main Author Nmai, Charles K
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Farmington Hills American Concrete Institute 01.07.2022
Subjects
Activated carbon
Building codes
Carbon footprint
Cement
Cements
Concrete construction
Professionals
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Summary:In Feb 2022, International Code Council Evaluation Service, Inc (ICC-ES) published ICC-ES AC529, Low-Carbon Alternative Cements for Use in Concrete, for the use of such cements in concrete in lieu of conventional code-compliant cements. The document is applicable to low-carbon alternative cements that are activated by water or a proprietary activator supplied by the manufacturer; and it was developed to show compliance with the International Building Code and the International Residential Code--the predominant codes in the US for building construction that currently do not have provisions for evaluation of alternative cements. Here, in the second of a series of articles, Nmai explores several options that are available or emerging but are not readily accepted to meet carbon-neutral goals of owners and the design community.
ISSN:0162-4075
1944-7388