MIT Publishes Research Brief on Net-Zero Carbon Concrete in U.S. Pavements
The MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSH) has released a research brief that presents pathways to net-zero concrete pavements by 2050. The three-page brief, written by Dr. Hessam AzariJafari of the CSH describes the need to address strategies and methods for offsetting and reducing embodied greenhouse gas emissions in concrete pavements.
A few of the key messages include:
- Concrete mixtures with zero embodied carbon can be attained using the simultaneous benefits of reduction, replacement, reuse, recycling, and CO2 sequestration.
- Technical and economic barriers, as well as market acceptance, should be considered in future work to investigate their feasibility in different regions.
- The order of implementation will determine the contribution of each attribute to the total GHG savings.
Click here to download the research report.
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