(Energy Analytics Institute, 10.Dec.2024) — CarbiCrete CEO Jacob Homiller was joined on 6 Dec. 2024 by Aecon‘s Senior Advisor, Sustainability and Environment Clément Boisselier, and Innocon Technical Performance and Data Transformation Manager Nashat Andraws for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Aecon’s Innovation and Training Centre in Holland Landing, Ontario.
The event marked the completion of the first structure to be constructed using CarbiCrete’s cement-free concrete masonry units (CMUs) and Lafarge Canada‘s advanced ECOpact® low-carbon concrete, CarbiCrete announced 10 Dec. 2024 in an official statement.
The low carbon building will be used by Aecon as a tool storage facility for trainees working at the facility.
According to CarbiCrete’s recently published Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), their decarbonized CMUs boast a global warming potential (or carbon footprint) that is 20 times lower than the industry average.
With the successful completion of this trial, CarbiCrete, Aecon, and Lafarge Canada–a subsidiary of Innocon–have set a new industry standard in the use of low-carbon construction products to advance sustainable practices, according to CarbiCrete.
In early 2025, CarbiCrete products will become commercially available in Ontario through Canal Block, a masonry producer in Port Colborne.
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