The Irish government took a bold step towards a more sustainable future by mandating green procurement requirements for low carbon cement. This landmark decision marks a significant milestone in the journey towards developing a net-zero carbon society by 2050, as outlined in the national policy position.
Read more from our Director of Public Affairs and Sustainability, Susan McGarry, on what this means for the Irish construction industry, the role of low carbon cement technologies, and building a sustainable future.
The project was sustainably designed through LEED with 50% inclusion of Ecocem GGBS, and achieved LEED Gold certification.
Ecocem GGBS bespoke blended cement is a suitable technical solution for your geotechnical works when looking for soil properties improvement, brownfield remediation cases, and dredged sediment stabilisation and valorisation.
40% Ecocem GGBS was specified for use in all in-situ and precast elements saving over 4000 tonnes of C02 in this project.
Commissioned by Ecocem, this report provides an updated picture of the challenges and opportunities facing the cement industry as it urgently seeks to reduce its CO2 emissions.
The report also highlights the need for collaboration and innovation to achieve global decarbonization of the industry, both rapidly and at scale.
Donal O’Riain, founder and Group Managing Director of Ecocem, shares his thoughts on the EU Competitive Compass in his latest blog.
Ecocem, Europe’s leading independent producer of low-carbon cement, today announces the construction of its first production facility dedicated to ACT, its low-carbon, globally scalable cement technology, at its Dunkirk site.
Bouygues Construction, a leading global construction company, and Ecocem, Europe’s independent leader in low-carbon cement technologies, have signed a global innovation partnership involving ACT, Ecocem’s scalable low-carbon cement technology.
Responding to the UN Environment Programme’s latest report Susan McGarry, Director of Public Affairs and Sustainability at Ecocem, looks at how the construction industry can accelerate decarbonisation.