Title:
Thoughts Regarding Cement, SCMs, Concrete, and CO2
Author(s):
Mohan Malhotra and Terry Holland
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
44
Issue:
8
Appears on pages(s):
35-37
Keywords:
material, production, carbon, conference
DOI:
10.14359/51737128
Date:
8/1/2022
Abstract:
The article provides authors’ thoughts regarding current sustainability efforts within the cement and concrete industry and offers recommendations for future improvements. The opinions are based on topics presented at the virtual 11th ACI/RILEM International Conference on Cementitious Materials and Alternative Binders for Sustainable Concrete and published as SP-349.
Related References:
1. “11th ACI/RILEM International Conference on Cementitious Materials and Alternative Binders for Sustainable Concrete,” SP-349, A. Tagnit-Hamou, ed., American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 2021, 773 pp.
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