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A Perfect Mix: VERIFI® and Portland Limestone Cement

GCP Applied Technologies

A Perfect Mix: VERIFI® and Portland Limestone Cement. Combining Portland Limestone Cement with In-transit Concrete Management Enhances Performance & Sustainability. Combining Portland Limestone Cement with In-transit Concrete Management Enhances Performance & Sustainability. Phillip.fry@gc…. May 26, 2022.

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A Sustainable Solution for Making Ordinary Portland Cement Extraordinary

ENR Construction

ADVANCEMENT is a new line of portland-limestone blended cements, representing CalPortland’s commitment to offering environmentally friendly products, sustainable materials and renewable technologies.

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Mass timber high-rise project on hold in Portland, Ore.

BD+C

Framework, a 12-story tall wood building planned for Portland, Ore., Initiated in 2014, the mixed-use project was said to push the boundaries of resilient and sustainable innovation. has been placed on hold for the foreseeable future. The structure was billed as the first wood high-rise in the U.S.

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Lower-Carbon Cement Called LC3 Is Promising, Experts Say

ENR Construction

Boosters for a more sustainably produced cement, which slashes greenhouse gas emissions up to 40% compared to ordinary portland cement production, say the material, called limestone calcined clay cement, is the next best embodied carbon reducer for concrete since portland limestone cement.

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Sustainably built environments: specifying low-carbon concrete

Construction Specifier

Sustainability attributes of concrete. Sustainable construction considers the entire life cycle of a structure and aims to reduce the environmental damage at every stage, from the initial choice of products to demolition. This can reduce the carbon emissions of structural systems by up to 40 percent.².

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LandSec gives full go-ahead to two London office jobs

Construction Enquirer

The firm confirmed this morning that it had sanctioned full building go-ahead on its Timber Square office build in SE1 and the refurbishment of the 1960s Portland House office block in SW1, which have a combined total development cost of £780m. “Returns on both projects remain attractive, with gross yields on cost of 7.4% “

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CHRYSO & GCP Present Low Carbon Concrete Innovations at Canadian Concrete Expo

GCP Applied Technologies

7, 2024 – CHRYSO & GCP (Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals), a worldwide leader in sustainable construction, will showcase their latest advancements in sustainable concrete solutions (Booth #2472) at the Canadian Concrete Expo, February 14-15, 2024, in Toronto. We are excited to share our expertise with the Canadian market.”