Title:
The Eglinton LRT: How to Make a Big Impact with a Smaller Carbon Footprint
Author(s):
Stacia Van Zetten and Jolene McLaughlin
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
44
Issue:
8
Appears on pages(s):
26-28
Keywords:
cement, mixture, curing, slag
DOI:
10.14359/51737127
Date:
8/1/2022
Abstract:
The Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit is a large-scale transit project in the Toronto, ON, Canada area. The completed project will not only contribute to significant reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by reducing reliance on car and bus transportation, but it also provided opportunities for further GHG emissions reductions during the construction process by using high-volume slag cement mixtures.
Related References:
1. Lehne, J., and Preston, F., “Making Concrete Change: Innovation in Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete,” The Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London, United Kingdom, June 2018, 122 pp., www.chathamhouse.org/2018/06/making-concrete-change-innovation-low-carbon-cement-and-concrete.
2. “Reducing Thermal Stress in Mass Concrete,” Slag Cement Association, Farmington Hills, MI, 2013, 2 pp.
3. “CRMCA Member Industry-Wide EPD for Canadian Ready-Mixed Concrete,” Canadian Ready Mixed Concrete Association, Mississauga, ON, Canada, Jan. 6, 2017, 24 pp.