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Crossroads North Building 11

Location: Van Buren, Michigan

Award: Lower Carbon Concrete


Project Team

Owner: Ashley Capital

Contractor: Oliver/Hatcher Construction

Concrete Contractor: Fessler & Bowman, Inc.

Concrete: Superior Materials

Slag Cement: St Marys Cement



This distribution center building in Van Buren Township, MI, USA, was built using a ternary slag cement/limestone blended cement. The concrete finishers reportedly liked the mixture’s plastic characteristics, including its bleeding rate and finishability, and tests verified that the mixture provided the required strength. The blended slag cement helped to lower the global warming potential (GWP) of the cement used in the project by 127 kg of CO2eq/tonne (254 lb of CO2eq/ton) compared to PLC from the same St Marys Cement, Detroit, MI cement plant.


Application Type

Application Type


% Slag Cement Replacement

15% Slag cement interground with 12% limestone

% Portland Cement


% Portland Limestone Cement


% Other SCM (if applicable)


Aggregate


Water/cement ratio

0.52

7-day strengths


28-day strengths



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4 days ago

This is fantastic to see! The Crossroads North Building 11 project in Van Buren, Michigan, truly demonstrates how sustainable practices can be integrated into large-scale construction without compromising performance. It's especially encouraging to read that the concrete finishers appreciated the ternary slag cement mixture's plastic characteristics and that it met strength requirements while significantly lowering GWP. Projects like this pave the way for a greener future. For anyone working on digital aspects of architectural plans or presentations, I've found Converter PNG to SVG incredibly useful for creating crisp, editable graphics.

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4 days ago

This is a fantastic example of sustainable construction in action! It's genuinely impressive to see how the Crossroads North Building 11 project, with its focus on lower carbon concrete and the use of ternary slag cement, is making a real difference in reducing GWP. The positive feedback from the concrete finishers regarding the mixture's plastic characteristics and strength validation truly highlights the practical benefits of these innovative materials. It’s inspiring to see environmentally conscious solutions being implemented so effectively. For anyone looking to visualize such impactful projects or create dynamic presentations, I've found AI Image Generator By Nano Banana Pro to be incredibly helpful for generating compelling imagery from text or photos.

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It's truly inspiring to see projects like the Crossroads North Building 11 actively incorporating sustainable practices, especially with the use of ternary slag cement to reduce GWP. The details about the concrete finishers liking the mixture's plastic characteristics and the verified strength are excellent indicators of how green building materials can also be high-performing. It’s fantastic that companies like Ashley Capital and Oliver/Hatcher Construction are leading the way. For anyone looking to digest complex information quickly, much like I've done with this article, I often find transcribing helpful. If you're into content creation or studying, check out YouTube Transcript Generator – it's a game-changer for easily getting transcripts.

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