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A buildings perspective on decarbonising concrete

17 September 2024, Published under Cement News

Concrete represents the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the construction industry. Reducing its carbon footprint is challenging but not impossible as long as the sector targets the most impactful changes to the way concrete is produced and used.  By James Scarisbrick, Ramboll, UK Figure 1: hierarchy of carbon reduction on concrete-framed structures (© Ramboll) W hile the concrete industry represents the single-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions ...

Ramboll forms building sustainability leadership team

20 June 2024, Published under Cement News

Ramboll has announced the creation of its Sustainability Leadership Group for buildings in the UK, which will oversee Ramboll’s business strategy to be the Partner for Sustainable Change and reinforce the company’s commitment to driving sustainability in buildings. The team is headed by Lora Brill, appointed earlier this year as Ramboll’s head of sustainability for buildings in the UK. She is joined by Austen Bates, who assumes the role of sustainability lead for building services. Mr Bat...

Carbon capture optimisation: add heat, reduce risk

13 November 2023, Published under Cement News

While a range of carbon capture (CC) technologies are available to the cement industry, not all are a suitable option in terms of cost and risk. Ramboll looks at the benefits of an integrated amine-based solution. By Thomas Paarup Pedersen, Andrea Meroni, Christian Riber and Burcin Temel Mckenna, Ramboll, Denmark. Figure 1: simple process flow diagram of a cement plant with carbon capture, CO2 purification and liquefaction, and export. Red lines indicate heat recovery and integrati...