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Sustainable Development with Concrete |
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Welcome to the Concrete
Thinker web site, a resource to help design professionals make
sustainable design a reality through
the durability, versatility and energy performance of concrete.
Through application overviews, case
studies and other resources and tools learn how forward-thinking architects rely on concrete
to create
healthy and vibrant places to work, live and play
for
years to come.
This site was developed by the Portland Cement Association
to demonstrate how concrete can be used to achieve sustainable
solutions.
Explore the site. Get inspired. Share
your ideas. Be a Concrete Thinker.
 LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building
Rating System® is a registered trademark of the USGBC. Opportunities
to achieve credits in LEED with concrete are highlighted throughout
this web site. To go directly to an overview of LEED-NC 2.2 and
concrete, see the "Sustainability Solutions" page on
LEED. For a more in-depth
discussion of credits, See our
technical brief "Green in Practice 101 - LEED NC 2.2. Credits
with Concrete". |
Concrete Thinking E-Newsletter
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6 times a year, Concrete Thinking contains a wide assortment of information about cement-based applications for sustainable development, including featured projects, green building news, technical resources, upcoming events, and more.
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Meet the winners of PCA’s "Concrete Thinking for A Sustainable World" international student design competition, like Henry Miller, a recent graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, whose design won first place in the "Component Category" of this year’s competition.
"Concrete is simple to work with, can render both simple and complex geometries, depending upon the forms, and is universally available."
- Henry Miller,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Meet architects, like John Boecker, AIA, a green building
pioneer, who is creating his legacy by thinking concrete.
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