EBME Presents: Highlights on Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality by Clay Slocum and Associates

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Summary of Presentation:

California’s cement producers recently released their “Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality”, detailing the path forward to being neutral to net negative on carbon emissions. The first step reduces 10% of emissions by switching your current Portland cement to a greener cement called Portland Limestone Cement (PLC). Further carbon emission reductions can be made in your project-specific concrete mixes. Come here about the ins-and-outs of your concrete ingredients and how you and your projects can have a positive impact!

Clay Slocum Bio:

A licensed engineer in California and Nevada, Clay now serves as CNCA’s Director of Engineering. Since joining CNCA in 2014, he has been providing technical expertise and education to municipalities, engineers, contractors and developers to support the applications of cement in a variety of concrete pavement and geotechnical solutions. His background includes a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of the Pacific and Masters in Geotechnical Engineering from UC Berkeley. Clay is active in local societies including ASCE, ACI, SNCA, and APWA.

Ash Wear Bio:

He is currently employed by Euclid Chemical as a Technical Sales Representative, focusing on concrete admixtures.  He graduated from California State University Chico in 2014 with a degree in Concrete Industry Management. Since graduating he has worked for Lehigh Cement and Vulcan Materials, selling cement and aggregates respectively. He currently serves as the Vice President of the American Concrete Institute - Northern California and Western Nevada Chapter. He is passionate about the concrete industry and never turns down an opportunity to learn more or share information about concrete.

Brandon Wray Bio:

He is the Director of Building Innovations for the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association in California. In this role, Brandon promotes concrete and concrete technologies throughout the design community with a special focus on sustainability.  Prior to joining the NRMCA, Brandon worked for 7 years at US Concrete where he assisted in developing, evaluating, and launching various concrete technologies throughout North America.  Most recently, he was a design manager on the project management team at Clark Pacific, a world renowned precast concrete designer and manufacturer.