THE CHALLENGE
- The project team needed an advanced concrete mix that would achieve a specified 28-day design strength of 5,000 psi and reach a high-early strength of 3,000 psi in two to three days.
- Georgetown University is deeply committed to pursuing broad-based, practical approaches in sustainability and the built environment.
THE SOLUTION
- ECOPact proved to be the ideal high-performance solution, as it is the industry’s broadest range of low-carbon concrete for high-performing, sustainable and circular construction.
- ECOPact is sold at a range of low-carbon levels, from 30 percent to 100 percent less carbon emissions compared to standard (OPC) concrete.
- Where regulatory conditions allow, ECOPact products integrate upcycled construction and demolition materials, further closing the resource loop.
- 8,300 cubic yards of ECOPact PRIME and high-early strength concrete was used in the project and provided a 40 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions when compared to traditional concrete.
Watch the video below to see how this project came to life with ECOPact
“Our challenge was to find a sustainable high-performance concrete solution that would come up to strength in a timely fashion in order to maintain our schedule.”
| Project manager at John Moriarty & Associates, General Contractor
ECOPact low-carbon concrete
The industry’s broadest range of green concrete with products that provide a least 30% less carbon emissions compared with standard (OPC) concrete, with no compromise in performance.
