Resources
Amanda Kaminsky
BPE Collaborates on 2020 Publishing of Two ASTM ...

BPE has collaborated on the publishing of two ASTM Quality Control Standards that facilitate scaled implementation of lower-carbon, smart material resource solutions.

BPE Collaborates on 2020 Publishing of Two ASTM Quality Control Standards
Resources
Amanda Kaminsky
BPE Gypsum Wallboard Jobsite Source Separation ...

In this video, BPE collaborators explain the rationale, methods, and benefits of separating gypsum wallboard at the jobsite for recycling.

BPE Gypsum Wallboard Jobsite Source Separation Video
Resources
Amanda Kaminsky
Study Shows Tool for Tracking GHG Emissions has ...
Study Shows Tool for Tracking GHG Emissions has Built-In Errors
Events
Amanda Kaminsky
"Achieving Circular Material Loops with Gypsum ...

BPE will moderate a discussion on circular loops for wallboard at Circular City Week. The discussion will feature perspectives from Google, USA Gypsum, and Gensler, with BPE moderating.

The event will be hosted by the AIA NY Center for Architecture, 8:30am on 8 March 2019.

"Achieving Circular Material Loops with Gypsum Wallboard" Discussion at Circular City Week
Events
Amanda Kaminsky
EBC Construction and Demolition Materials ...

The Environmental Business Council New England (EBC) 13th Annual Construction and Demolition Materials Management Regional Summit will be held on 31 January, 8am-12pm ET, in Framingham, MA.

EBC Construction and Demolition Materials Management Regional Summit

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Cement and the Coronavirus

Cement and the Coronavirus

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) took on direct implications for the international cement industry this week when an Italian vendor infected with the virus visited Lafarge Africa in Ogun state, Nigeria. The cement producer said that it had ‘immediately’ started contact tracing and started isolation, quarantine and disinfection protocols. This included initiating medical protocols at its Ewekoro integrated plant, although local press reported the unit’s production lines were still open. Around 100 people were thought to have had contact with the man.

Cement Produces More Pollution Than All the Trucks in the World

The article by Bloomberg highlights how cement is “responsible for 7% of global carbon dioxide emissions, more than what comes from all the trucks in the world.” According to the article, cement makers from around the world argue that there’s a lack of demand for sustainable materials.

Read the full article here.

University of Florida Paper on Cycle Assessment of Recycled Glass as Pozzolan

University of Florida Paper on Cycle Assessment of Recycled Glass as Pozzolan

The analysis conducted here found that the glass pozzolan product resulting from cullet size-reduction processing can compete with the traditional glass recycling market...

Carbon Reduction is Critical in Cement Industry, Chatham House Researcher Says

Carbon Reduction is Critical in Cement Industry, Chatham House Researcher Says

The full and willing participation of a sector which accounts for 5-6% of global emissions is critical to contribute to the goal of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement.