Winners Announced for 2024 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Awards

The Slag Cement Association recently announced the winners of its 2024 Slag Cement in Sustainable Concrete Awards. The winning projects were unveiled and celebrated during the spring ACI Concrete Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Fourteen construction projects from across the United States and Canada were chosen to showcase the broad applications of slag cement and its impact on creating more durable and resilient concrete. These construction projects were awarded in six categories. The categories include infrastructure, high performance, architectural, durability, innovative applications and lower carbon concrete. Two slag cement research projects were also honored in this year’s program.

Award winners are:

Infrastructure

• Replacement Fuel Bulk Storage Facility, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
• Ohio DOT IR 70 and SR 29 Interchange and Roundabout, West Jefferson, Ohio
• Expand Cargo Apron – Phase V, Middletown, Pa.

High Performance

• TSX Broadway and Palace Theater Redevelopment, New York City, N.Y.
• The Couture, Milwaukee, Wis.

Architectural

• River Sol, Bend, Ore.
• 760 Ralph McGill Parcel “B” Hotel, Atlanta, Ga.

Durability

• MHC Kenworth, Cheyenne, Wyo.
• Concrete Pavement Intersection for Middle Road and Hanover Street, Newbury, Mass.

Innovative Applications

• Testing and Implementation of Low-Carbon ASTM C1157 Slag Cement Mix, New Carlisle, Ind.
• Advanced Nuclear Material Research Center, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

Lower Carbon Concrete

• The Seattle Storm Center for Basketball Performance, Seattle, Wash.
• Crossroads North Building 11, Van Buren, Mich.
• Use of Innovative Sustainable and Durable Materials in Concrete Pavements, Monticello, Minn.

Research Award Winners:

Using Slag Replacement for Enhanced Performance of High-Limestone Cements

Christian Pavlidis, University of Toronto

Practical Implementation of Internally Cured Slag Cement Concrete Using Superabsorbent Polymers

Chibueze Sylvester Ajuonuma, Purdue University

More information on the winning construction and research projects can be found at slagcement.org/awards.