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US: Eco Material Technologies has supplied its PozzoCEM Vite clinker-free cement to 3D printing construction firm Hive 3D for its The Casitas @ The Halles project in Texas. PozzoCEM Vite cement has 92% lower CO2 emissions than ordinary Portland cement (OPC). The producer said that concrete produced using PozzoCEM Vite is also more durable and longer lasting than OPC-based concrete. Eco Material Technologies and Hive 3D developed a custom batching system to mix PozzoCEM Vite cement and local Texan sand for use in the project. Eco Material Technologies said that the system created a significant cost reduction compared with other available printable mortar technologies.
Eco Material Technologies recently launched a new 99% reduced CO2 PozzoCEM formulation, which it expects to use in future projects with Hive 3D. Other reduced-CO2 cements produced by Eco Material Technologies include its PozzoSlag 50% ground granulated blast furnace slag cement. In total, Eco Material Technologies has supplied 1Mt of reduced-CO2 cements across 4000 construction sites since 2012. It said that it expects to announce multiple new infrastructure projects and strategic partnerships later in 2023.
Eco Material Technologies' CEO Grant Quasha said “Hive 3D’s commitment to building the first 100% cement replacement 3D printed homes aligns with our goal of transitioning the construction industry away from using materials that generate approximately 8% of the world’s carbon emissions each year."
Cemex Ventures backs ObraLink
12 May 2022Chile: Mexico-based Cemex has announced an investment by its venture capital subsidiary Cemex Ventures in concrete monitoring software supplier ObraLink. ObraLink’s software uses advanced thermal imaging to monitor the concrete hardening process at up to three times more measurement points than similar sensors, at a fraction of the cost. By enabling builders to remove formwork or moulds at precisely the right time, the software can reduce a project’s structural costs by 15%, according to the supplier. Its integrated platform automates the process, offering additional features via APIs.
Cemex Ventures head Gonzalo Galindo said "As pioneers in the construction industry's digital transformation, our mission is to seek innovative solutions that help boost productivity and efficiency. ObraLink's scalable technology is a perfect fit with Cemex's service offering, as it digitalises a currently manual process, improving both the efficiency of execution and completion time of a project. We look forward to working with them to further scale and develop the solution so we can deliver a superior customer experience enabled by digital technologies.”