concrete

3 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Nov 16, 2023 by Cody Finke · across every show →

Everything said about concrete, oldest first

Nov 16, 2023
Assertion Supported
Finke: Cement accounts for about 90% of concrete's carbon emissions
“And just to clarify the cement and concrete, concrete is the building material, and cement is the binder, the glue. And about 90% of the emissions come from cement.”
Cody Finke Nov 16, 2023 ▶ 6:20 Literally unearthing a climate solution with Cody Finke of Brimstone
Feb 1, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Ballard: Replacing concrete with steel or plastic increases global carbon emissions
“If you replace concrete with anything, that number goes up. If you try to replace it with plastic, if you try to replace it with steel, think about where you use concrete.”
Jason Ballard Feb 1, 2024 ▶ 8:03 3D printing a housing revolution with Jason Ballard of ICON
Feb 1, 2024 positive
Opinion
Ballard: Concrete homes produce less lifecycle carbon than traditional stick-built homes
“When you sort of did the whole accounting, sort of the life cycle accounting, there was a good argument to be made then and now that a house made of like more resilient, energy efficient materials on a life cycle actually would produce less carbon than one tha…”
Jason Ballard Feb 1, 2024 ▶ 7:02 3D printing a housing revolution with Jason Ballard of ICON
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