Low-Carbon Concrete Pilot Program

Concrete is responsible for about 8.6% of the world’s CO2 emissions, despite the production of concrete having a relatively low carbon intensity compared to other building materials. The excessive release of CO2 from concrete is due to the vast quantities of the material produced each year. The goal of the proposed work is to provide the Port Authority with the ability to significantly reduce the embodied carbon of the concrete mixtures used in their construction activities. This will support agency wide greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target of 80% by 2050. The intended outcome of the project is to provide concrete mixtures that can significantly decrease embodied carbon in Port Authority concrete placements. Additionally, the work will improve other areas of sustainability by working to close materials loops in the local region for waste glass and demolition waste. This study will also result in significant research progress in the comparison and development of LECC systems that will benefit the construction community at large.

• Record URL:
  https://cait.rutgers.edu/research/low-carbon-concrete-pilot-program/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $100000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551847102

  CAIT-UTC-REG60

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

  225 Park Avenue South
  New York, NY  United States  10003

  Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation

  Rutgers University
  100 Brett Road
  Piscataway, NJ  United States  08854-8058
• Project Managers:

  DeFlorio, Josh

  Szary, Patrick

• Performing Organizations:

  Princeton University

  Department of Civil Engineering
  Princeton, NJ  United States  08450

  New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

  Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
  University Heights
  Newark, NJ  United States  07102-1982
• Principal Investigators:

  Moini, Reza

  Adams, Matthew

• Start Date: 20210501
• Expected Completion Date: 20230331
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Admixtures; Aggregates; Carbon; Performance; Pollutants
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Environment; Materials; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01776840
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551847102, CAIT-UTC-REG60
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jul 23 2021 12:49PM