Lafarge supplies near-zero CO2 footprint cement on Kingston project
Lafarge’s ready mix plant in Kingston has produced and delivered the first ECOPact Zero concrete in Eastern Canada using ECOPlanet cement.
The material was used as part of Holcim’s ‘Houses of Tomorrow’ project to provide near-zero CO2 footprint cement-based materials around the world.
The project in question is a four-plex build in Kingston. Lafarge is working with Habitat for Humanity on the project, and will donate all the concrete required for the building’s footing, walls and floors.
“We are very excited and grateful for the partnership we have with Lafarge,” said Deb Wilson, director of construction with Habitat for Humanity’s Kingston Limestone Region. “As we strive to design and build our homes with more energy efficient elements and sustainable products, it is a perfect opportunity for us to have Lafarge generously donate their ECOPact Zero carbon concrete mix for this project.”
“Our family of ECOPact products has been developed to allow you to use sustainable materials for all construction applications - from foundation systems to structural elements and in between,” said Rob Cumming, Lafarge’s head of environment & sustainability for Eastern Canada. “ECOPact concretes meet CSA and ASTM standard specifications for concrete and can be tailored to meet specific project requirements if this is the most valuable approach for your project.”
The ECOPlanet material used for the House of Tomorrow project recorded less than half the kgCO2/mt emission over a regular portland cement.
Featured image: Lafarge trucks pour the ECOPact product at the Kingston site. (Lafarge)