Slag Cement Association, NEU Sign Memorandum of Understanding

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The Slag Cement Association and NEU, an ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete, recently signed a memorandum of understanding at ACI Headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The MOU sets forth the terms and understanding between the SCA and NEU to use their individual and collective resources to reduce, through reasonable measures, the carbon footprint of concrete in the built environment. Under the MOU, the SCA will share its technical information about the utilization of slag cement in lowered-embodied concrete construction. NEU will incorporate this technical knowledge into its publications and educational resources, fostering widespread awareness of the benefits … Read more

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UK, U.S. Collaborate to Improve the Built Environment

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A memorandum of understanding has been announced between representatives for the United Kingdom and the USA, cementing a pledge to work together on the development of the U.S. National Building Information Management Program. Marking the next step in a two-year collaboration, the MoU will see the National Institute of Building Sciences work with experts from the UK’s Centre for Digital Built Britain on the development of a National BIM Program for the U.S., supporting international alignment on technical standards for the built environment. The US-UK collaboration has been enabled through the support of the UK’s Construction Innovation Hub. NIBS will … Read more

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