Specifying Sustainable Concrete: Supplementary Cementitious Materials

Published:2024
Publisher:MPA The Concrete Centre
Price:Free

Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) are materials that may be used as part of the binder in concrete. SCMs can be lower in embodied carbon than Portland cement and are consequently an important part of the net zero jigsaw. This document introduces SCMs and some alternative binder technologies.

This guide is intended to be read in conjunction with other documents in the Specifying Sustainable Concrete series. More titles in the series.

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