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Concrete! Green, Durable, Sustainable, Versatile

The Green Concrete Professionals

Integrated Design

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What is Concrete?
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Rock, Sand, Cement, Water Most used Building Material on earth - 1 cu. Yard per person/year. Its a Liquid Rock! Most people ignore it Others complain about it

Cement-a Key Ingredient

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Made from Limestone-very common material 3,400 degrees Kilns burn waste tires, haz. wastes 1 ton of cement = 1,800 lb CO2!!! Per person about 750 lbs./year US Demand is over 100 million tons 85 Million tons is US produced 23% of cement is imported

Cement is to Blame!

Or Is It?

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Cement is to Blame!
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Or Is It?

Since 1975, the cement industry has improved energy efficiencies by 33 percent. Today, the cement industry accounts for less than 1.5 percent of U.S. CO2 emissions, well below other sources such as electric generation plants (33 percent) and transportation (27 percent). According to the Department of Energy, U.S. cement production now accounts for only 0.33 percent (1/3 of 1 percent) of energy consumption the lowest level compared to petroleum refining at 6.5 percent, steel production at 1.8 percent, and wood production at 0.5 percent

Washingtons Biggest Polluter

THE CAR
1 gallon of fuel produces 20 21 0.952 lbs CO2 MPG lbs CO2/mile

Oh Excuse me.

MPG for SUV leads to

THE COW
methane production Methane traps meaning equivalent in CO2 which is approx. At a unit weight of leads to in US that is 550 25 13750 613.839 44 27008.93 59.5439 L/day times more heat than CO2 L/day moles/day grams/mole grams/day lbs CO2/day

Therefore driving an SUV

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miles/day has the same CO2 production as a cow

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These are trained Professionals.

Well Sir, there was a Cement Shortage

*%#&* cement shortage!!! Really a communication Shortage

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Uses of Cement:
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Ready Mixed Concrete Precast concrete Concrete products p Masonry uses Concrete Pipe Soil Cement/Brownfield Remediation

Nice Cement Driveway you got there!

I do specify Green Concrete. I request 40% Fly Ash. I was told

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What about the Fly Ash?

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Lowers Heat of Hydration Increases density Increases durability Decreases permeability Ready Mix Industry has been using ash for 25 years.

In 2001, the Concrete Industry used 11,400,000 Metric Tons of Fly Ash

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Sticky Slow setting and slow strength gain Not best choice in Winter builds C Can affect ff t critical iti l path th Additional Care in specifying the places to use HVFA Mixes Admixtures increase costs. What is the Goal? Is the goal met?

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There is more to Green than Fly Ash

REAL Green Concrete Thinking:

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Thermal Mass-energy efficient Low Life cycle costs Durable = Sustainable Lowers Urban Heat Island Effects Recyclable Plentiful resources local materials mean lower impacts. Economical Versatile

Local Resources, Local Jobs Less Transportation Impacts

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Green Concrete Applications:

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Pervious Manage Storm Water Parking, Paving and UTW Impervious-Green Roofs Concrete as a Finish Material High Mass Buildings Insulating Concrete Forms

Concrete Parking Lots add Class:

Concrete Parking Lots:

Concrete

Asphalt

Improve Retail Areas Life Cycle Cost Benefits Less Light needed=Energy Savings Less Urban Heat & Lower Runoff Temps.

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Hard pavement collects runoff and sends it downstream. Concentrated Runoff is created.

Pervious pavement keeps rainfall on site by Infiltration & Dispersion No Runoff is created.

Pervious Concrete Paving

Meet Storm Water Management & First Flush Pollution Prevention Criteria (Infiltration BMP) Light Colored Surfaces Are C l Cooler Energy Efficient (reduced lighting demand) Usually Maintenance Free Durable 30 year + life

Pervious Concrete creates A Micro-ecosystem

Water-held by capillary tension Oil & Hydrocarbons held & Digested Di t d by b microbes i b Oil does not come out the bottom HUGE surface area

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Water Filtration
Pollutant Removal of Pervious Pavement (%) Pollutant
Total Suspended Solids Total Phosphorous Total Nitrogen Nitrous Oxides Metals Bacteria

Pollutant Removal
95% 65% 82% N/A 9898 -99% N/A

http://www.stormwatercenter.net/Assorted%20Fact%20Sheets/Tool6_Stormwater_Practices/Infiltration%20Practice/Porous%20Pavement. htm

Fort Lewis, WA. 2,000 cu. yards

Fort Lewis, WA. Green Parking Lot

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Somethings Fishy

Bioswale Acres

User friendly park?

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From one concrete job to the next

Infiltration2

Are you ready?

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Designing Pervious Concrete Pavement Structure

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Define loading condition Assess soil support value Select thickness based on flexural strength (MR=375 psi) Check against overweight loading
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thickness increase can increase strength and life expectancy by 33% to 50%

Storage Capacity
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Storage capacity typically governs design Depends on porosity of pervious pavement and subbase 1 of pavement with 15% porosity can store 0.15 1 of #67 stone base with 40% porosity can store 0.40 4 pavement on 6 subbase can store 3 of rain

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Use of pervious concrete will somehow change the soil beneath, or the stormwater falling on it. Fact:
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Use of pervious concrete surfaces effectively replicates an undeveloped condition. Period. Pervious concrete is a material, a tool. It is not a product, not a system. Pervious concrete is a hard flat strong durable surface that allows water to run through it.

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What Does it really have to do?

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The most extreme storm event in recorded Puget Sound history had a net rainfall of about 1 per hour.
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Greater intensities, shorter duration Longer durations, lesser intensities.

Hurricane Katrina off the coast of New Orleans was measured by NOAA at 0.98 per hour. Measured permeabilities of pervious concrete specimens range from around 200 per hour to over 1,000 per hour.

Pervious Everything

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2 more lots, $ 265K savings

City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services Office of Sustainable Development

PC Street

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PC/PCC

1-2 punch

Mix Design

Dry on Rainy Days

37 Average Annual Rainfall

4 City Blocks 1.1 Million Gallons per Year infiltrated

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Hurricane straps?

Real Time Sustainability

Clark County Public Works Dept.

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Proper Mix Proper Tools & Techniques

Conclusions about Pervious

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Pervious concrete always works, depending on the goal and application. Science is sound
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StreetPave for structural design Approved hydrological design procedure procedure, or generic, generic such as PCA ACI 522 for specification NRMCA Certified Contractors

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Barriers to use are human and related to regulations we are working through them. Applications are limited only by your imagination

Concrete Paving:
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Durable Life Cycle Cost Lowers Heat Increases Traffic Safety Decreases maintenance Saves Taxpayer $$$!

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Substantial Fuel Savings!!! 5.2% over all temperature ranges

Source: National Research Council of Canada, Centre for Surface Transportation Technology

160,000 lineal miles of pavement 59% is currently Asphalt

Source: FHWA Miles by surface type Oct. 2005

Main Street Bellevue, WA. Rutting, shoving - 3 year rehabs.

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UTW is Seven years old

UTW is Saving Tax $$$

No rutting, safer with no hydroplaning Increased skid resistance - reflectivity

Safer Lower incidence of Accidents hmm

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Handles heavy loads & volumes All this while reducing Urban Heat

Concrete as a Finish Material:

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Energy Efficient-thermal mass Minimize resource use Durable Finishes N Off gassing No i Economical per Square Foot Application for HVFA Mixes Various Colors, Textures Old Concrete Slabs are Recyclable!

Acid Stained Floors:

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The floor is the finish.

Concrete sells Product

Structural Concrete Design-clean & Simple

Designed for Thermal Mass

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Simple Concrete Finish

Thermal Mass At Work

Quiet, Isnt it?

Old Concrete Comes Back to Life!

50 Year Old slab

New Polished Surface for $4.00 psf

Can Tile Do That?

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Ballard Market-60 plus years in service

Concrete stays In service while Being rehabilitated

Ready for 60 more

Healthy, Durable, Economical, Sustainable

More Water Management with Concrete:

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Rainwater Harvesting Green Roof, Eco-Roof Less Urban Heat Runoff reduction of 64% Economical per Square Foot Better alternative than ?

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Rainwater Harvesting & Reuse:

Rainwater Harvesting? Why not a Waterproof Concrete Cistern?

Green Roofs are a Great Market for Value Added Concrete IF

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HPI Waterproof Concrete System Vs. Membrane System For Green Roof/Suspended Slab
Regular Concrete Membrane system Root Barrier Drainage Mat

*20-40% less expensive than a membrane!

HPI WATERPROOF CONCRETE

REGULAR CONCRETE

Complete slab is Waterproof No membrane or root barrier Concrete must be completely cracked Before a leak occurs Easily repaired from Below-no disturbance! Performance for the life of the concrete

*only the membrane is waterproof If it is damaged, you have a leak Leak is difficult to locate Leaks are expensive and invasive to repair Membrane has a life of about 25 Years Warranty is not for Performance

Tuen Mun Town Plaza

Sino Land (HK)

(Hong Kong)

33,000 m2 Landscaped Podium Roof and Recreation Deck

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Waterproof Concrete Roof System Suspended over Retail & Department Store areas Tennis Courts, Swimming pool, p , Planted areas Roofs & Water tanks to all Tower Blocks Design cost savings Significant construction time & cost savings Earlier fit-out and handover maximised Client revenue from structure

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Simple Waterproof Concrete No Membranes or Hydrocarbons Going to Landfills EVER!!!!!!!!

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Deck over BMW Shop/Offices Saves Expensive Land Costs

Lights, energy, albedo

Lights, ActionAssphalt!

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Which one do you like?

Clean Design Dare to go Bare?

No Roofing Subcontractors

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Green Roof and Waterproof Walls at Portland Zoo Salmon Exhibit

Rocks made with color added to a carving mix shotcrete applied.
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No Membranes to Install or Damage

No Membranes need apply!

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Waterproof Concrete makes a very complex job easy.

Two Species of Concrete at the Zoo!

Covered parking-saves land, reduces urban heat, adds value to Project

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Redmond, WA. Apartment Complex Green Space

9 waterproof concrete deck is a green roof over the parking lot

Green roof provides park and green space for tenants.

No Membranes to Damage during Construction!

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Insulating Concrete Forms:

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Energy Efficient PLUS* Safe: 3 or 4 Hour Fire Ratings UL 8 X safer in seismic Solid Concrete Q i t Quiet Healthy Indoor Air NEVER Need maintenance Great place for HVFA Mixes Made in Wilsonville, OR.

Market Share of Concrete Homes

22% 20% 18% 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% 1993
Concrete Masonry ICF Removable Form / AAC Forecast

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Plain Old Savings (Not Sexy)

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Space heating - 44% Space cooling - 32%

House insurance discounts are available in many locations

Source: PCA Technical Brief #1

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U. L. 3 & 4 Hour Fire Ratings

Trinidad, Colorado February, 2004

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Safety

Against the Storm

Source: Concrete Homes Magazine September 1998

Hurricane Katrina
Pass Christian, MS. ICF with Concrete Floor systems ICF House was under construction construction. Built by the owners, Mr. & Mrs. Scott Sundberg, P.E.

FIRE!!!
ICF structures have been tested to withstand extreme temperatures of up to 2000 for up to 4 hours as compared to approximately 20 minutes for a wood frame structure. Fire retardants are cast right i ht i into t ICF blocks. bl k Studies have shown that burning emissions were no more toxic than emissions from burning wood.

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8 Times Safer Seismic Rating

Nisqually Earthquake, Yelm, WA.

Health Concerns
ICF forms and Concrete contain no CFCs or HCFCs, or Formaldahyde - No off gassing No Rot and Decay means Reduced Propensity for Mold Mold, Mildew Mildew, and allergens Resists Termites and other pestsGoodbye, Orkin Man Air Exchange System is required! Healthy Indoor Air ALA Healthy House

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Low Propensity for Rot, Mold, etc.

Weyerhaeuser Executive goes Concrete

Concrete home in Florida Hurricane safety, energy

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2:00 a.m. Pontiac Firebird 90 mph Drunk driver

Owners heard a slight thud $800 damage to the house

Guess Whos Coming to Dinner?

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Name that Truck

ICF Stops Rock and Roll! Zion, Utah 2001

COMMERCIAL ICF used as infill panels on a concrete frameCoastal Regions

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Mt. Rainier National Park

Five Story Dorm APU LA Basin

Stucco Exterior Asuza Pacific Univ

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Above grade concrete Sustainable Energy Savings BETC Fire Ratings Wind loads Quiet No Rot No Mold Quality

Mixed-Use in Portland

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Metal Flooring System

Happy Owners & Tenants

Concrete Segment Done

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Easy, Economical Multi-Family

Simple straight 6 forms no corner forms needed. Highwall scaffolding.

Saves Land
Hollow core

Saves Energy Fire Rating Quiet!

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Fire & Tornado Safe Multi-FamilyDONE!

Frank Lloyd Wright

My buildings will last at least 300 years! Began using concrete as early as 1889. Concrete is so flexible and simple as to be almost unbelievable.

As the design & construction professionals recognize that operating a building over time is far more energy intensive than developing it, demand for durability and energy performance is growing. Architects, engineers and builders are choosing concrete for its durability, recycled ingredients, and energy efficiency not found in other building materials like steel or wood. When compared with other building materials, concrete is a responsible, wise choice for sustainable development.

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What Now?
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Be Aware How Concrete and other materials meets the Green Goals Get Involved in the Design Process Talk to the owner/designer-what owner/designer what do they want? Concerns, Problems, Costs? Use Glacier NW as your consultants Request Concrete Pavements When thinking about Green Concrete, High Volume Fly Ash is the tip of the iceberg

Albert Einstein:
Todays problems cannot be solved if we still think the way we thought when we created them.

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Think Different, Make an Impact! www.concretethinker.com

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