Excellence in Concrete Innovation
Excellence in Concrete Innovation went to Allied Concrete for its EPD for ready mixed concrete using Holcim (NZ) Ltd manufactured cement.
Placing a premium on its sustainability programme, Allied Concrete applied for an Environmental Product Declaration (or EPD) in 2014 based on analysis of its 2013 production. Using Life Cycle Assessment tools courtesy of Holcim (NZ) Ltd, energy and material input data was collected for different concrete strengths.
The EPD covers raw material supply, transport and manufacturing up to the batching plant gate. The completion of possibly the first EPD in Australasia for ready mixed concrete has enabled Allied Concrete to benchmark its environmental performance and examine potential efficiencies.
The Awards are part of the Concrete3 initiative launched in 2007 by CCANZ, and acknowledge projects, products and initiatives which demonstrate excellence in environmental, economic and/or social sustainability for the built environment.
Award being presented at the annual New Zealand Concrete Conference in Rotorua on Friday 09 October