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EcoSmart at Globe 2008 |
| EcoSmart participated in the 2008 Globe Business & Environment Conference that took place in Vancouver, Canada: March 12-14, 2008. |
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EcoSmart a Big Success at Big 5 |
| EcoSmart Concrete proved to be very popular with Big 5 attendees with hundreds visiting the EcoSmart booth daily throughout the 5-day event. Most were intrigued by the concept of reducing the negative environmental impact of concrete, while improving performance and maintaining cost. |
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EcoSmart Concrete Seminar in the UAE, Oct. 22 & 24, 2007 |
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The free seminar was hosted jointly by EcoSmart and the American University in Dubai and held in two cities in the United Arab Emirates – October 22, 2007 in Abu Dhabi and October 24, 2007 in Dubai.
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| EcoSmart Concrete Test Series completed |
To help create a technical background for EcoSmart Concrete in the United Arab Emirates, EcoSmart commissioned a series of tests by four organizations, one public and one private, in both Canada and the United Arab Emirates.
The final reports from this test series is now available in the EcoSmart Knowledgebase.
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| EcoSmart Concrete Greens Emirates Construction |
Independent tests have been conducted and EcoSmart Concrete is being demonstrated in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. |
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| EcoSmart Seminars in Abu Dhabi: April 21-22, 2008 |
EcoSmart offered a series of seminars on Sustainable Building and Concrete at the Building Futures Gulf conference in Abu Dhabi on April 21 & 22.
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| The SOS Project: Supplementary Cementing Materials (SCM) Optimization System |
| To address concerns and possible confusion over using supplementary cementing materials (SCMs) in concrete, an EcoSmart led partnership is developing a ‘SCM Optimization System’ (SOS). |
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| ECOSMART EMIRATES FORGES AHEAD – PROJECT UPDATE |
| The EcoSmart Concrete team in Dubai and Vancouver have made good progress over the past several months on the EcoSmart Emirates project. Response has been very positive within the UAE construction sector with regard to incorporating high levels of supplementary cementing materials, particularly fly ash, as partial cement replacement in concrete. |
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| EcoSmart™ Concrete Now in the Emirates |
The proven success of EcoSmart™ Concrete as a benefit to both the construction industry and the environment is now being demonstrated in the dynamic construction market of the United Arab Emirates.
EcoSmart Concrete optimizes the replacement of Portland cement with Supplementary Cementing Materials (SCMs), such as fly ash. This cutting-edge Canadian technology, proven in some of the world’s most difficult environments, can help tackle major construction issues facing companies in the Emirates. It is demonstrably more durable, with an ability to resist salt corrosion in extreme marine environments. |
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| SOS project approved by SDTC |
With the support of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), EcoSmart and its partners will develop the "SOS" (or SCM Otimization System).
SOS is a computer system that will allow developers, architects, engineers, contractors and material suppliers to optimize the use of supplementary cementing materials (SCMs) by simulating the effects of varying these materials on construction projects.
By determining optimal SCM levels, the system will reduce costs along with emissions of greenhouse gases by directly reducing the amount of Portland cement required for construction projects. The system will gather scientific and technical knowledge, experience and intellectual property on SCMs and make it available to industry through a continuously updated, computer-based system. |
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| LEED®
Canada Update |
| EcoSmart revised the LEED® Canada Green Building Rating System: Materials
and Resources Credit 4 so that the system now provides incentive
to use supplementary cementing materials to partially replace
Portland cement in concrete and reduce the "GHG signature" of concrete. |
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| Seymour Filtration Plant |
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The Seymour Filtration Plant provides drinking water to the region of Vancouver. This project applied EcoSmart concrete specifications that require a minimum of 20-55% Portland cement replacement with fly ash. The Clearwells (reservoirs) at the Seymour site were completed with an average of 55% fly ash content.
This project is a prominent case study visited by many professionals (national and international).
If you are interested in visiting this site, send us an Email at info@ecosmart.ca |
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