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Representatives from Unibeton discussed future plans at CityBuild Abu Dhabi Awards when they collected the innovation award for the company’s green and sustainable concrete solutions.
Unibeton’s current award winning ‘green concrete’ product already reduces CO2 emissions by 75% and is being used on some major developments throughout the UAE, including Abu Dhabi’s tallest tower, the Landmark Tower.
The company said that during the construction of the capital’s Sheikh Zayed Bridge, completed last year, Unibeton’s green concrete product prevented 80,000t of carbon emissions being spewed into the air, which is the equivalent to the carbon offset of 400,000 trees.
The cement manufacturing process is the major contributor of CO2 emissions in the production of concrete. Carbon dioxide emissions are greatly reduced by using cement replacement substitutes such as pulverised fuel ash (PFA) and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS). The biggest reduction can be achieved while completely replacing Portland cement by industrial waste product, said Unibeton.
“Unibeton’s proactive use of technology to provide sustainable building solutions definitely places them at the forefront of the regional and global construction industry,” said director of Cityscape and CityBuild Abu Dhabi Chris Speller, who handed over the award. “They are well ahead of their time and set a great example for the rest of the industry.”
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