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.
Esker Readymix collaborated with Ecocem in using GGBS to deliver stronger concrete for specifically testing (and unpleasant) conditions. Based in Athenry, Co. Galway, Esker Readymix has been in operation since 1950 and today — in addition to ready-mix concrete — the company produces a range of building blocks, stone, and precast products.
Within Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII-Structures is responsible for the management of approximately 3,500 national road structures. Of these, about 800 are masonry arches, 1,000 are reinforced concrete boxes or culverts while the rest are primarily concrete bridges.
As the largest builder of residential homes in Ireland, Cairn Homes is also leading the way in reducing carbon emissions. In 2024, the company announced that it was adopting the passive house standard for all new flagship developments as a way of reducing the energy demand of the homes it builds.
The consortium of Cairn, UCD, Kilsaran, and Ecocem has secured €50,000 in funding from Construct Innovate, Ireland’s national Construction Technology Centre, to validate an innovative low-carbon cement capable of significantly cutting Ireland’s CO2 emissions from the construction sector.
