Are you a builder or a design team?
Find local ready-mix concrete suppliers to cut your project’s concrete climate emissions and unlock:
- 3 points on Home Energy Rating Score (HERS) for residential projects. Stretch and Specialize Code - Residential p. 14-17.
- 8 credits of 15 energy efficiency credits for Commercial New Construction. Commercial Stretch and Specialized Code C406.1.
- 2 points towards Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) score in Qualified Allocation Plan p. 63.
Verified Lower-Carbon Mixes
- Suppliers listed below have concrete mixes published in the EC3 database, showing that they beat the Northeast Regional benchmark.
- Contact suppliers directly to get pricing and see how these concrete mixes can work for your project.
| Company | Locations |
|---|---|
| Berkshire Concrete/Unistress | Pittsfield |
| Boston Concrete Corporation | Boston |
| Boston Sand and Gravel Co. | Boston, Walpole, Hopedale |
| Cape Cod Ready Mix | Orleans, Sandwich, Carver |
| The Clemente Group | Burlington, Hudson, Sheffield, Pittsfield |
| Construction Service | Northampton |
| Dauphinais Concrete | Douglas, Bellingham, Taunton |
| Amrize | Waltham, Everett |
| J. G. Maclellan Concrete Co. | Lowell, Worcester, Lunenburg |
| Massachusetts Ready Mix | Littleton |
| P.A. Landers | Hanover, Plymouth |
| Sterling Concrete | Oxford, Sterling |
| Tresca Brothers | Millis |
What does Lower-Carbon Concrete mean?
In Massachusetts, buildings construction using concrete mixes with lower the average global warming potential in the US Eastern Region qualify for a number of benefits. The the following table for the maximum for each compressive strength.
Your supplier isn’t here?
Massachusetts ready-mix companies can tap into small grants for software and third-party verification to produce Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) - proof that their mixes beat standard emissions.
Learn more and have your supplier apply to MACAPA.
Why care about concrete?
The production and use of concrete represents around 8-9% of carbon emissions worldwide1, roughly three times the emissions of the airline industry. If concrete were a country, it would be the third largest emitter in the world, after only the US and China.
Concrete is the second most used substance in the world after water. It serves as the foundation of development, putting roofs over our heads, providing highways, and shaping our cities. Using less concrete and lower-emission concrete is important for the planet.
Massachusetts has a number of policies that encourage the use of better-than-typical emission concrete mixes. Concrete mixes are available with lower climate impact but the same strength your project needs.
How Concrete Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) can help
To specify concrete mixes with lower climate impact, building professionals first need transparency on the full carbon lifecycles of those concrete mixes. Environmental Product Declaration (EPDs), which are often compared to nutrition labels, show the life-cycle impact (including greenhouse gas impact, stratospheric ozone depletion, water systems impact, etc.) of all components of a concrete mix.
The data in concrete EPDs is standardized, enabling those who specify concrete to compare the climate impact and cost implications of different ready-mix concrete options. Thanks to a program offered by the Massachusetts Concrete and Aggregate Producers Association (MaCAPA) and funded by MassCEC, the following companies can supply third-party verified EPDs for the concrete mixes produced at these Massachusetts ready-mix concrete plants: