Global building materials solutions supplier CEMEX has added a zero-carbon lightweight concrete block and common brick to its range.
Combined with the existing ReadyBlock Zero dense block, this launch has been designed to enable customers to meet the concrete block requirements for housing and commercial developments using CarbonNeutral products.
The company says that an average three-bedroom home uses 3,500 concrete blocks to build, which, when using traditional products, equates to a total emissions rate of 14,000 kg/CO2e. Using ReadyBlock Zero and ReadyBrick Zero products, it says, would reduce the CO2e by around 70% so would take this down to around 4,200 kg – a significant reduction in emissions.
Carl Platt, Urbanisation Solutions Director of Asphalt, Paving and Building Products for Europe, commented: “The initial launch of our ReadyBlock Zero dense concrete block was very well received, with customers asking us to expand our range further to include lightweight and common brick options. I’m proud of the way we have quickly responded to feedback and now offer these two additional products nationwide. Together, they can present significant savings on emissions – imagine how much of a difference could be made to the carbon footprint of the construction industry if the ReadyBlock Zero and ReadyBrick Zero products were used for every new home built!”
ReadyBlock Zero Light and ReadyBrick Zero Common Brick are zero carbon concrete products which look the same as traditional concrete blocks and bricks, although they embody up to 80% less carbon. The remaining carbon is offset to make a CarbonNeutral product, in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol.
The ReadyBlock Zero range is part of CEMEX’s VERTUA family of low carbon and sustainable Urbanisation Solutions and is available for projects across the UK, ahead of the Government’s Future Homes Standard – when all new homes must produce 75-80% less carbon emissions by 2025.
