Title: Pilot-Scale Efforts in Reducing Embodied Carbon Footprints of Concrete in India

Author(s): Vijay Kulkarni, Ramesh Joshi, Utsav Biharilal Tayade, and S. Karthikeyan

Publication: Concrete International

Volume: 43

Issue: 1

Appears on pages(s): 35-40

Keywords: plant, certification, sustainability, emission

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Date: 1/1/2021

Abstract:
There is a growing worldwide trend of making concrete more environmentally friendly. The article lists notable initiatives taken by some leading professional and manufacturing organizations in relation to developing criteria for characterizing the “greenness” of concrete. Further, the article provides a review of the current status of the concrete industry in India and recent pilot-scale efforts toward evolving and implementing green product certification in this country.