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COTE®: Low Carbon Concrete Construction
Friday, May 10, 2024
Holcim is a global leader in sustainable building materials solutions. As a cement manufacturer, they have a unique view of the challenges the industry is facing in decarbonizing concrete construction. This presentation will give their insights into the cement manufacturing process, its impact on concrete, how carbon is measured, and their pathway to lowering emissions.
Learning objectives
- Case studies of projects leveraging ECOPact low-carbon concrete
- The process of creating Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and their importance in concrete selection
- Insights into the cement manufacturing process, focusing on the role of supplementary cementitious materials in achieving lower embodied carbon
- An overview of our comprehensive ECOPact offerings and what can be achieved currently
- An introduction to digital concrete services for concrete optimization
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Date and Time: Friday, May 10, 2024
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm - Location: Virtual
- Credits: 1 LU
- Provider: AIA Atlanta
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Speaker
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Zachary Lovett
Project Pursuit Manager
Bio
Holcim USZachary LovettZachary Lovett has worked for Holcim for nearly 14 years and manages sustainable construction for their US operations. He has been heavily involved in multiple successful low carbon concrete projects in sectors such as multi family high rises, data centers, and heavy manufacturing. As a member of multiple “decarbonization in construction” working groups, Zachary has pushed for changes to the US construction industry such as EPD’s, carbon budgeting, and opening up our concrete specifications to allow for more low carbon options.