As a business insider, AtlantisFiber™ is making note that LafargeHolcim is committed to reinventing how the world builds because they want to make it work for people and the planet.
“I personally believe that the future isn’t written, it is built. I want to build it #NetZero. With the world’s population estimated to grow to 9 billion by 2050 and 2 billion more people expected to live in cities, 60% of the built environment is not yet built. This represents the equivalent of building New York City every month! We have a key role to play to make sure that whatever we build lasts. That’s why we are leading the way in green building solutions, making carbon neutral and circular construction a reality.” ~ Jan Jenisch, CEO LafargeHolcim
Industry leaders doing their part at the Business Insider Global Trends Festival 2020.
LafargeHolcim is again taking the lead in setting the standard in NetZero building practices. In 2020 AtlantisFiber™ launched EnviroGuard–100, a NetZero admixture that has the benefits of not only the traditional fiber mixtures in shrinkage and cracking control, but also in the usage of a waste bi-product of now recycled material providing the most non-carbon footprint.
Business Insider announced on Jun. 24, 2020 how governments are proactively working to mitigate carbon neutrality.
The Government of Canada is building a clean energy future that will strengthen the economy, create good jobs and support the natural resource sectors. This will be more important than ever as we prepare to reopen the economy and plan our recovery.
In June, the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, announced an investment of over $2,445,000 toward the construction of energy-efficient residential buildings across Canada. The funding will support a project led by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) that will enable seven housing builders to construct net-zero energy and net-zero energy ready residential buildings in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario.
Buildings and homes contribute approximately 17 percent of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Net-zero energy buildings are designed and constructed to produce at least as much energy as they consume on an annual basis.
The project is looking to demonstrate it is possible to construct net-zero energy ready housing with reduced cost and construction time, which will in turn inspire energy-efficient changes throughout Canada’s construction industry. The investment is part of the government’s commitment to fight climate change, advance our clean energy future, and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Federal funding is provided through Natural Resources Canada’s Green Infrastructure program, which aims to accelerate the deployment and market entry of next-generation clean energy infrastructure in Canada.
By enhancing the pace and scale of clean technology, we significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
AtlantisFiber™ is working to help provide a solution and we are talking with international distributors, developers, and concrete suppliers about adding in our Enviro-Guard—100 Admixture to enhance their proactive steps to combat the global issue of excessive GHG in concrete construction.
“More energy-efficient homes mean fewer emissions in our atmosphere and more money in the pockets of Canadians. It’s a win-win. That’s how we’ll get to net-zero emissions by 2050, with partners like the Canadian Home Builders’ Association.” ~ The Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources
“To be able to give large numbers of Canadians the option of living in homes that are even more efficient than those built to the current building code, without negatively impacting affordability, we need to find new solutions, technologies and approaches. This partnership between the residential construction industry and the federal government to facilitate information-sharing and research among industry leaders who are voluntarily striving to build low-rise multi-family residential buildings to net-zero energy levels using pre-fabrication is an important step in getting us closer to that goal.” ~ Kevin Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Home Builders’ Association’
LarfargeHolcim will use the coming decade to develop and deploy new and advanced technologies to lay the groundwork for its NetZero journey.
This includes novel binders, low clinker cement and piloting over twenty Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) pilot projects across Europe and North America. LafargeHolcim is partnering with SBTi to define its roadmap to 2050, within the next two years to:
- Reduce scope 11 CO2 emissions to a target consistent with a NetZero pathway endorsed by SBTi
- Be carbon-neutral in scope 22 emissions
- Reduce scope 33 emissions significantly, targeting a 50% reduction
NetZero pathway enablers are a key component.
Given the scale of today’s climate challenge, no single organization can tackle it alone. A NetZero world requires collaboration across the entire value chain from architects to policymakers to business insiders. LafargeHolcim is playing its part to support the transition to low-carbon business.
