The Sustainable Concrete Guide—Applications

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A companion resource to the “The Sustainable Concrete Guide—Strategies and Examples,” “The Sustainable Concrete Guide—Applications” provides readers with specific sustainable benefits of concrete’s various applications to assist in selecting/specifying concrete materials and products. Also included are tips and case studies on specifying concrete materials, constructing for sustainability, integrating into sustainable structures, and navigating green codes and standards. The guide is divided into five parts:

Part 1 – Materials

Chapter 1 – Water
Chapter 2 – Cement
Chapter 3 – Supplementary cementitious materials
Chapter 4 – Aggregates
Chapter 5 – Reinforcement
Chapter 6 – Admixtures
Chapter 7 – Other materials and technologies

Part 2 – Construction

Chapter 8 – Construction team
Chapter 9 – Planning and building information modeling
Chapter 10 – Managing construction
Chapter 11 – Quality control and commissioning

Part 3 – Applications

Chapter 12 – Architectural precast
Chapter 13 – Cast-in-place
Chapter 14 – Caststone
Chapter 15 – Foundations
Chapter 16 – Hardscape/pavement
Chapter 17 – Insulated forms
Chapter 18 – Masonry
Chapter 19 – Pipe
Chapter 20 – Precast
Chapter 21 – Shotcrete
Chapter 22 – Tile roof
Chapter 23 – Tilt up

Part 4 –Concrete in Sustainable Structures

Chapter 24 – Integration of concrete structural elements
Chapter 25 – Solutions by integration of concrete elements
Chapter 26 – Maintenance and repair
Chapter 27 – Preservation and adaptive reuse

Part 5 – Codes

Chapter 28 – National, state, and local codes

The book is authored by Andrea J. Schokker, professor and head of the civil engineering department at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Schokker is a member of the Board of Direction for the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and is active in many ACI committees including Joint ACI-ASCE Committee 423, Prestressed Concrete, and Committee 318, Structural Concrete Building Code. She is the chair of ACI Committee 130, Sustainability of Concrete.

Also an integral part in the creation of the book is the editorial review panel of the U.S. Green Concrete Council. Past ACI president Florian Barth serves as chair of the editorial review panel and is the president of the U.S. Green Concrete Council. Other members include Michael Deane, vice president and chief sustainability officer at Turner Construction Company; Kevin MacDonald, vice president of engineering services at Cemstone; Aris Papadopoulos, CEO of Titan America; Michael Paul, lead structural engineer and senior consultant for Duffield Associates; the late Richard Stehly, president of ACI and principal of American Engineering & Testing; and Wayne Trusty, president of Athena Institute International.

The U.S. Green Concrete Council was established in 2009, with the purpose of disseminating information on sustainable concrete. The organization aims to satisfy the immediate demand for resources on the role of concrete in sustainable buildings and to facilitate the development of additional sustainability-related consensus documents. USGCC is a division of Creative Association Management (CAM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American Concrete Institute (ACI).

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Don’t forget to also check out this guide’s companion resource, “The Sustainable Concrete Guide – Strategies and Examples.”