Clark Pacific Announces Concrete Mix With 50 Percent Less Embodied Carbon
Clark Pacific, a leading provider of prefabricated systems that are transforming building design and construction, announced CARBONSHIELD, a proprietary concrete mix with 50 percent less embodied carbon. When combined with the benefits of offsite construction and efficient design, CARBONSHIELD has a significant impact on construction’s carbon footprint.
While many sustainability efforts to date have focused on lowering operational carbon, the building industry is expected to add 230 billion square meters of new construction globally between now and 2060. In doing so, embodied carbon will account for half of the overall carbon footprint of new construction, equal to that of operational carbon. Lowering embodied carbon and working toward a sustainable future requires innovation in materials and construction.