Concrete producers utilizing industrial byproducts in concrete mixes are earning financial incentives and furthering industry-wide economic and environmental sustainability goals through participation in the C3 Program. Industrial byproducts such as fly ash, slag, silica fume, cement kiln dust and rice hull ash, which are eligible under the C3 Program because they do not represent an increase in GHG emissions, help concrete producers reduce emissions associated with concrete production when they are used to replace portland cement in concrete mixes. Read full article found on page 8 of the current issue of ASH at Work (Issue I 2010).

TEMPE, AZ – Cris Argeles and Lura Schmoyer presented the C3 Program at the Concrete Sustainability Conference (April 13-15, 2010), hosted by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association and the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. The presentation included information on the program's history, details on offset quality, a walkthrough of quarterly offset calculations, and steps for enrollment and participation. Read the conference proceedings.

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.

PORTLAND, OR – The Climate Trust has committed $1.85 million in offset funds to build on the success of Cool Climate Concrete, a program that provides incentives for concrete manufacturers to substitute industrial byproducts for part of the highly carbon-intensive portland cement used in construction and civil works projects. Read full news release from The Climate Trust.