As circularity becomes one of the key tenets of sustainability practices, incorporating waste valorization into industrial activities is becoming more important than ever. CarbiCrete’s innovative technology uses steel slag, an industrial byproduct, and CO2 to transform the concrete manufacturing process. But what is steel slag, CarbiCrete’s not-so-secret ingredient? Let’s take a deep dive into the…
The Montreal-based company’s technology reduces embodied carbon in concrete through emissions avoidance and carbon removal Montreal, December 7, 2023 – CarbiCrete announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Lafarge Canada, a leader in innovative and sustainable building materials, for the processing of steel slag, the key material in its decarbonized concrete block…
The industry veteran brings over 20 years of experience in concrete innovation to the CarbiCrete team. Montreal, November 30, 2023 – CarbiCrete announced today the hiring of the newest member of its management team, as Ian Havill joins the company as Director of Customer Product Application. Havill will oversee key aspects of CarbiCrete’s innovation strategy, including…
The global built environment is rapidly expanding, but outdated production methods threaten to dampen this growth through generating massive amounts of harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In response to the carbon impact of cement—nearly 8% of the global annual total—low-carbon concrete offerings have been introduced around the world. Within the low-carbon concrete space, supplementary cementitious…
The project has led to the fully-automated production of the first commercially-available decarbonized concrete blocks in Canada. Montreal, November 9, 2023 – CarbiCrete has announced the successful completion of its $8 million project to optimize CarbiCrete’s cement-free concrete manufacturing process at a concrete plant in Quebec. NGen – Canada’s Global Innovation Cluster for Advanced Manufacturing–…
According to the United Nations, the world is projected to construct 2.3 trillion square meters of new buildings by 2060; that’s the equivalent of adding an entire New York City to the planet every 34 days for the next 40 years. In the global fight against climate change, emissions from construction—nearly 40% of total global…
The world population is constantly growing, and every year more and more infrastructure must be built to accommodate this growth. As material needs increase along with the rising global population, diverting waste through recirculation is one of the most effective methods of scaling infrastructure without irreparably affecting our natural environment. The Ellen Macarthur Foundation states…
In September 2023, the fifteenth annual Climate Week convened in New York City. Since 2009, the summit has been taking place alongside the UN general assembly, bringing together hundreds of events and activities hosted by the Climate Group. Established in 2003, the Climate Group is an international non-profit organization with a network of over 500…
CarbiCrete CEO calls this an important day in decarbonizing production of the world’s most consumed man-made substance Montreal, September 27, 2023 – CarbiCrete and hardscape manufacturer Patio Drummond announced today that consumers can now buy cement-free, decarbonized concrete blocks. The blocks, which are being manufactured at a plant in Drummondville, Quebec can be purchased directly…
Limiting global warming to 1.5 ˚C will require more than just cutting CO2 emissions—it will demand the removal of carbon from the atmosphere. Avoiding and removing emissions are both ways to generate carbon credits to be sold on the voluntary carbon market. The goal of the market is to reduce overall carbon in the atmosphere;…