Green Archive
Inaugural Green Building with Concrete Course
Recently approved as a U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Education Provider, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association will present its first related...
Energy & Environment Award Winners 2008
In 2000, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) launched a program to foster continuous environmental improvement in the North American cement industry....
Roanoke Cement's Troutville plant joins Energy Star ranks
For superior energy efficiency, Roanoke Cement Co. in Troutville, Va., was awarded the 2007 Energy Star by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
2007 Cement Industry Energy and Environment Awards
Entries are requested for the 2007 Cement Industry Energy and Environment Awards, co-sponsored by Cement Americas, the Portland Cement Association, and...
COUNCIL EARMARKS $1 MILLION FOR GREEN BUILDING RESEARCH
The U.S. Green Building Council announced last month a major research commitment covering energy and water security; global climate change prevention;...
U.S. EPA, PARTNERS KICK OFF GREEN BUILDING DESIGN CHALLENGE
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and partners are calling on the nation's architects, builders and others to participate in a competition seeking...
CORPORATE AMERICA TRENDING TOWARD GREEN BUILDING
In conjunction with research partner Siemens, McGraw-Hill Construction has released Greening of Corporate America SmartMarket, which concludes that most...
ST. LAWRENCE LAUDED FOR CUTTING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
The U.S. EPA last week commended St. Lawrence Cement for achieving significant greenhouse gas reductions (GHG) under EPA's Climate Leaders program. The...
UK plant bulks up with green fuel
Castle Cement's Ketton Works replaced coal for firing its rotary kilns with Profuel, an alternative fuel comprised of cardboard, paper, plastics, textiles,...
PCA Washington office moves to D.C.'s first green office building
Effective in late June, Portland Cement Association's Washington, D.C., offices moved to the new National Association of Realtors headquarters near Capitol...
Slag cement makes concrete greener, says new study
Slag cement in concrete reduces the environmental impact of concrete construction, according to new research commissioned by the Texas-based Slag Cement...
Cement makers pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Portland Cement Association (PCA) member companies' commitment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions per ton by 10 percent (from 1990 levels) by the year...
