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Summer 2008 IRMCA News - Special Edition
Sustainablility:  The Concrete Advantage
 
The purpose of this publication is to draw attention to the many sustainable advantages of concrete that make it the most responsible and conscientious of building material choices.  This special issue is divided into sections, which highlight various sustainable concrete advantages and aspects of the green movement.  Each section will feature excellent current industry articles on that section’s topic as well as reference web sites and other sources that can be accessed for more information.
  
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Sustainable Concrete Ready mix concrete makes significant contributions to sustainable development.
Sustainable Education Concrete and its use is becoming a bigger part of the green strategies taught at universities.
Recyclability The environment benefits from the use of recycled concrete and from the use of recycled products in the manufacturing of concrete.
Insulating Concrete Forms Using insulating concrete forms with ready mixed concrete achieves significant sustainable advantages.
Rating Systems Rating systems urge green construction and concrete’s sustainable qualities offer the potential for many points.
Stormwater Management Pervious concrete, in conjunction with a storage layer below, forms a system that can reduce the need for large retention ponds because the pavement acts as a retention area.  Besides retention, the system has many more sustainable benefits.
Reflectivity & Heat Island Effect Concrete is reflective, absorbs less energy and is cooler.
Organizational Efforts Learn who is involved in the sustainable concrete movement and where to find information.

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