Concrete in all its forms in Canada are committed to #transparency and #netzero2050 . Learn more about the Canadian #cement and #concrete industry's commitments and #federalgovernment partnership to #decarbonize in this article. stayconnected.canadianconcreteexpo.com/view/913069359…

We are sending thoughts to all affected by the #BCFloods & We are sending #CCMPAThanksYou to all the #heroes in all their forms supporting #BC communities through these challenging times.

"Bio-based building materials have limitations. Building wooden office towers with timber can be counterproductive if large amounts of carbon dioxide are emitted in the logging, transport and manufacture of wood products." tinyurl.com/yckj7cws

Looking for: 👀 Info on how the Canadian Cement & Concrete industries are committed to transparency on the carbon challenge & advancing on solutions? 👀 Levers that you can use in your projects to drive lower carbon construction? Look no further ... tinyurl.com/y9ntf2ux

"Too often, these articles fail to address serious risk factors associated with such (timber) structures or misrepresent their actual impacts on the environment." linkedin.com/pulse/building…

💥💥 𝕊𝔼𝕄𝕀ℕ𝔸ℝ ℂ𝕆ℕ𝕋𝔼ℕ𝕋 𝕊ℙ𝕆𝕋𝕃𝕀𝔾ℍ𝕋 💥💥 Innovative research from University of Windsor advancing Tall Slender Masonry Walls ~ Not to be missed! UWindsor Research and Innovation 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠: ccmpa.ca/masonry-design…

#TalentTuesdays ~ STARTS TOMORROW! A great winter webinar series on all things Recruiting & Retention. FREE for CCMPA members across Canada. Check out the speaker lineup and register: bit.ly/Talent-Tuesdays

Sustainability is understanding the full and lasting impact of our design choices and reducing the carbon footprint over the building’s entire lifetime from cradle to grave. Check out this insightful animation by MichelmershBH on this fundamental concept. ow.ly/s54t50LpGTI

Studies show best fire protection is provided through a 4-part “balanced design” approach. These #firesafety keys support why it is essential that partition walls btwn units for seniors, people with disabilities and other vulnerable Ontarians be constructed of concrete masonry.

Great news reported on the progress to #netzero for #ConcreteMasonry: ✅Block producers in #NorthAmerica are reducing embodied CO2. ✅ CCMPA producers recently released 2nd version of their Canadian industry-average EPD, proving notable reductions in GWP from the first version.

All we want for Christmas is for forests to be left to grow. #OurEarthsLungs A letter backed by 650 scientists says forest bioenergy has “wrongly been deemed ‘carbon neutral’” and calls on world leaders to stop the practice ... theenergymix.com/2022/12/15/for…

#MerryEverything ~ from our #CCMPA family to yours ❄️☃️☃️❄️

Studies from University of Alberta emphasize the need to #ProtectOurForests rather than cutting / destroying the natural carbon sink capacity of #Canada ' s #woodlands . indiaeducationdiary.in/canadas-enviro…

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We are proud of our members' commitment to third-party validated, transparent and factual carbon-reporting. The need for honesty about carbon neutral or low carbon building products is more important than ever. corporateknights.com/leadership/car…

“For the most part, people treat wood harvests as though they’re not causing emissions,” ... The findings in Nature, however, show that wood harvests exert “a really, really big carbon cost,” he said. thehill.com/policy/equilib…

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📢 We are back at Landscape Ontario Congress for 2024 from Jan 9th to 11th! ⚒️ We will be at our usual location on booth #1414. For your free VIP pass use code OAKS5961 when registering on the LOCongress website. We can't wait to see you there...👌 #LOCongress2024

🌟 Attention Builders and Masonry Contractors! 🧱 We've got your brick! Whatever your project, big or small, we're ready to meet all of your brick needs this season!

By virtue of how made and produced, yes masonry cements typically have the lowest embodied carbon profile of present day cements. From the PCA's Industry Average EPDS: Portland Cement 922 kg CO2e / MT Portland Limestone Cement 846 kg CO2e / MT Masonry Cement 589 kg CO2e / MT