ECO level, Conway said, meeting option-
al best practice requirements for an ECO
Gold Certification.
One of the challenges facing the industry
revolves around awareness, Conway said.
The benefits of concrete in terms of life-
cycle and sustainability hasn’t always been
well-communicated, he explained, and the
association is working to demonstrate the
cost savings and long-term benefits that
can result when concrete is used in place
of more traditional materials. Among Con-
crete Ontario’s seven-member team is a
pavement engineer who is instrumental
in using lifecycle analysis to demonstrate
the value of concrete as a construction
material. A project taking place within the
industry is the creation of about 50 con-
crete mix designs that adhere to LEED
standards. Then there’s the introduction
of concrete in projects like wind turbines,
roads and parking lots.
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