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Content DescriptionThis guide offers a clear, evidence-based foundation for understanding the materials and mixture decisions that influence the carbon footprint of concrete. Focusing on the upstream stages of production, where specification choices most affect embodied carbon, it aims to help engineers, designers, contractors, and policymakers evaluate low-carbon options while maintaining the safety, strength, and durability of traditional concrete. The guide examines concrete’s role in global carbon emissions, life-cycle thinking and carbon quantification tools, and a full spectrum of binder-level strategies, including SCMs, mineral fillers, blended cements, low-carbon portland cements, and alternative cements. It also introduces aggregate, reinforcement, and water-level pathways, along with supporting concepts such as mixture optimization and durability, and advanced concrete technologies to illustrate how material choices interact with long-term performance. Designed to be accessible to newcomers yet valuable to experienced practitioners, this guide provides the context, background, and technical framework needed to understand low-carbon concrete materials and their implications for performance and sustainability. Keywords: low-carbon concrete; mixture design; carbon footprint of concrete; portland cement; global warming potential (GWP);embodied carbon; life cycle thinking, environmental product declaration (EPD); life cycle analysis (LCA); product category rule (PCR); sustainable material selection; supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs); mineral fillers; plant-level cement innovations; blended cement; carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS); mineralization; alternative cements; aggregates; reinforcement;; concrete mixture optimization; chemical admixtures; water; high-performance concrete; advanced concretes; durability.About ACIFounded in 1904 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA, the American Concrete Institute is a leading authority and resource worldwide for the development and distribution of consensus-based standards, technical resources, educational & training programs, certification programs, and proven expertise for individuals and organizations involved in concrete design, construction, and materials, who share a commitment to pursuing the best use of concrete. ACI has over 95 chapters, 110 student chapters, and nearly 20,000 members spanning over 120 countries. |
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