Sustainability

LEED v4

• T-076 CRMCA Member Industry-Wide EPD
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• CRMCA Member Industry-Wide EPD for Canadian Ready-Mixed Concrete

  Environmental Product Declaration (EDP)

  Products covered by this EPD satisfy general purpose concrete as used in residential, commercial and public works applications in Canada. This EPD reports the impacts for different ready-mixed concrete products (listed in Table 1 on the following page) in accordance with the following: • CSA A23.1-14 Concrete materials and methods of concrete construction/Test methods and standard practices for concrete • ACI 211: Standard Practice for Selecting Proportions for Normal, Heavyweight, and Mass Concrete • ACI 318: Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete • ASTM C94: Standard Specification for Ready-Mixed Concrete • CSI MasterFormat Division 03-30-00: Cast-in-Place Concrete • UNSPSC Code 30111500: Ready Mix Concrete The modeled concrete mixes included benchmarks for each strength class. These are highlighted in blue in Table 1. CRMCA members may use Table 1 to claim compliance with this EPD. A list of members can be found on each provincial/regional association’s website.

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Resources

• GREEN FEATURE: Concrete, Homes and Sustainability

  Concrete- Home and Sustainability

  Every building material consumes resources and takes a toll on the environment, with even fully recycled products consuming energy. But the true measure of a product’s impact is sustainability – satisfying your needs without sacrificing our ability to meet the needs of future generations.

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• ConcreteCarbon: Guideline for Specifying Low Carbon Ready Mixed Concrete in Ontario – Updated
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• Concrete Ontario Member Industry-Wide EPD for Ready-Mixed Concrete Report
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• A Low Carbon Concrete Future
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• Water Taking Resources Act
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