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Feb182010

Innovative Cement Use Rewarded

DateThursday, February 18, 2010

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI – The Climate Trust has committed $1.85 million in offset funds to build on the success of Cool Climate Concrete (C3), a program that provides incentives for concrete producers to substitute supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) for portland cement used in concrete construction projects. The Climate Trust, a nonprofit offset provider based in Portland, OR, first committed funds to C3 in 2004. Recently, Phase I of the program was completed, retiring nearly 250,000 metric tons of offsets. The program’s success has prompted The Climate Trust to commit additional offset funds to West Main Consultants, LLC, to continue the program. Read full article from Concrete International, January 2010 issue.