Material Efficiency as a Means to Lower Environmental Impacts from Concrete [Policy Brief]

Details

• Creators:
  Watanabe, Sonoko Ichimaru ; Kamau-Devers, Kanotha ; Cunningham, Patrick R ; Miller, Sabbie A
• Corporate Creators:
  National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) ; University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Admixtures
  • Environmental impacts
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Mix design
  • Reinforced concrete
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Policy Brief
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC) ; University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies
• Abstract:
  Concrete is a key component of the built environment. However, the manufacture of cement-based materials, such as concrete, produces over 8% of worldwide anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The largest contributor to the GHG emissions from concrete is associated with the manufacture of conventional cement, which reacts with water to “glue” rock fragments (aggregates) together to make concrete.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Caltrans 65A0686 Task Order 027;69A35
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66765/dot_66765_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 559.98 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c88db26335232344eeb17aaf4a6796873f92627fd2d6c6fa891da9e2a8e3af57e29b00a13690d8b1040ab592b9c60fa7b3a2adeeb1f319d11c054eda7e827632