Added millions for AI platform and carbon reduction firm in new funding rounds will enable expanded development and plant installations

Manufacturers of cement, concrete, steel and aluminum are among the awardees.

Grant Quasha is the CEO of Eco Material, a leading producer and supplier of cement products using selective cementitious materials (SCMs) and other alternative material sources. The company has made significant investments in recent years to expand its supply of SCMs beyond traditional sources of waste materials produced by coal-fired power plants. Quasha spoke with ENR about the current and future prospects for alternative materials in the cement supply chain.

Federal spending initiatives have pumped up the U.S. market for the Switzerland-based materials giant.

The Green Cement Technology Tracker currently includes only cement producers' carbon-capture projects.

Boosters for a more sustainably produced cement, which slashes greenhouse gas emissions up to 40% compared to ordinary portland cement production, say the material, called limestone calcined clay cement, is the next best embodied carbon reducer for concrete since portland limestone cement.

Holcim's plan to move toward 100% renewable power at its plants is part of its pledge as a member of the U.S. Dept. of Energy's Better Climate Challenge.

Construction groups say final rule could raise costs of power and materials. 

Why are the Windy City's concrete prices rising faster than those in other urban locations?

French cement producer pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to provide material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations.