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2) in concrete used for the built environment.
The US-based company this week (22
nd Feb) announced the name change, in addition to unveiling the appointment of climate-tech veteran Rahul Shendure as its new CEO.
Commenting on the changes, Shendure said, “The incredible size of the concrete market and its ability to permanently store carbon make it perhaps the best opportunity the world has to reduce CO
2 emissions.”
“Our ‘no compromise’ concrete meets the sustainability needs of builders and customers while offering a compelling value proposition for concrete producers and companies seeking to reduce their carbon footprint.”
“Together, this adds up to the potential for a gigaton-scale reduction in emissions.”
Sources: CO2Concrete, Los Angeles; CP staff
TCC Materials shipped green block from its Rapid City, S.D. plant to the coal-fired Dry Fork generating station at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center in Gillette. CarbonBuilt successfully tested the Reversa platform’s carbon dioxide utilization and sequestration potential in a curing chamber adjacent to the power plant. The demonstration saw capture of more than 3 tons of carbon dioxide in a sample volume of 10,000 concrete masonry units. Photo: CarbonBuilt
CO2Concrete, an entity incubated at the University of California, Los Angeles, has changed its name to CarbonBuilt to better align with a mission to store significant amounts of carbon dioxide in concrete used for the built environment.