It’s been well documented that concrete pavements last longer than other paving materials and require less maintenance, which is the definition of Resilience.   In addition, its lightness in color results in a lower heat island effect and promotes more efficient use of exterior lighting.  Combine that with modern mix and design optimization, concrete pavements are truly the sustainable solution for parking lots, city and county roads, and interstates.

For owners of warehouses and maintenance garages, slab maintenance is a real concern from joints are an integral part of concrete design, they are also very noticable and provide the largest cost and impact on maintenance. With our Latitude interior slabs, Cemstone can effectively increase the joint spacing, greatly reducing the number of joints. Less joints create a better-looking slab, that is easier on  equipment and requires less maintenance.

When it comes to buildings, energy savings and strength are the key in reducing the carbon life cycle of a structure.  By combining insulation with concrete’s mass effect, buildings can be created such that energy consumption is drastically reduced while also being able to resist manmade and natural disasters virtually eliminating the need for rebuilding.  This is true Resilience.  Cemstone offers a couple ways to create these types of structures, including Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF’s) and Thermomass.  In addition to the systems themselves, we also have experts on staff to guide you through the process of designing and building with these systems including selecting concrete mixtures with low embodied carbon resulting in a truly sustainable wall system.

Technology and innovation are not just limited to the materials we use in creating greener concrete.  How we measure the performance of the concrete is also changing so that we can take full advantage of mixture optimization.  Although it’s been available for decades, concrete maturity is one such technology that is evolving.  Maturity is the relationship between a concrete’s hydration temperature, time and strength development.  Utilizing sensors inside the concrete, we can use maturity to monitor the in-place strength of concrete.  This aids in faster form removal and post tensioning of cable as well as opening pavements to traffic resulting in expedited schedules.  Cemstone’s Engineering Services group uses this technology on a regular basis with building and pavement projects including projects that utilize lower carbon concrete.