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Concrete is locally-produced and locally-delivered. This means local employment, local economy contributions, efficient shipping costs & lower fuel consumption impacts! The availability of concrete as an abundant, local and cost-effective building material means the sustainability of concrete its durability, flexibility, resilience, etc. can be enjoyed in both developed and emerging economies. Local sourcing of concrete and its constituents brings several benefits. It en...sures security and availability of supply, for example, in contrast to materials that must be sourced from further afield or from regions of political risk. It also minimises the distance of transport to the construction site, helping to limit global emissions from transportation. Local sourcing also maximises the scope for responsible sourcing of the concrete and its constituents, helping to ensure both the environmental and social impacts or construction are well managed and minimal. Construction companies dealing with local concrete and aggregate suppliers can be sure local standards and regulations are adhered to. If they wish to impose enhanced standards, this is also achievable. The use of locally-sourced construction materials is also of economic and therefore social benefit to the local and regional community in which a construction project is taking place through, for example, the employment of local people and the paying of taxes to the local and regional governments. Finally, the widespread availability of concrete and its constituents helps keep it affordable in contrast to other raw materials that face supply constraints and disruption (either practical or political). This enables the sustainability values of concrete its durability, versatility, resilience, and many more to be enjoyed in emerging economies, where a need for the basic infrastructure of health, education, housing and transport is amplified by often significant vulnerability to the effects of climate change. *info from the GCCA #concrete #locallysourced #locallymade #buildforlife #buildwithstrength #buildwithconcrete #concretestrong #supportlocal #saskatchewan #saskatchewanconstruction

Great article Saskatchewan Construction Association We at Concrete Sask, believe in Best Value when it comes to Saskatchewan’s Infrastructure. The challenges that face our built environment seem to be increasing, as are the demands we make of our buildings and infrastructure.... Innovative concrete products offer solutions to low carbon, climate resilient development, capitalizing on concrete’s strength, durability and versatility.

CONSTRUCTION IS ESSENTIAL The construction industry’s role in building, maintaining, and enhancing our infrastructure is essential to our ability to come out of this generational challenge. These are unprecedented times. Businesses are closing their doors. Industries are shuttering. Local economies are struggling. But the construction industry doesn’t have to follow suit.... As our Province grapples with the compounding impacts of the coronavirus, it is imperative that the construction industry and those that produce the essential building materials are able to perform the work necessary build and maintain Saskatchewan’s critical infrastructure. Infrastructure is essential for the economy. Building, maintaining, and enhancing our infrastructure is essential to our local and national ability to come out of this generational challenge. CONCRETE IS ESSENTIAL When a natural disaster or infrastructure issue strikes, such as a bridge collapse or water main break, concrete is the only material that can restore order. If concrete plants are shut down, they can’t be restored quickly - that’s why it’s so important to keep them running. It is imperative that the construction industry be exempt from mass closures or quarantines. Action to ban construction sites will hinder yet another industry’s ability to sustain this crisis financially. #concrete #buildforlife #buildwithstrength #concreteisessential #constructionisessential #construction #saskatchewanconstruction #saskatchewan #concretesask #concretestrong #economy #constructionsafety #safetyfirst #safetymeasures #safetymatters #staysafe #localeconomy #saskatchewaneconomy

CLIMATE PLANS Re Brutal Reality: If Left Unchecked, Our Use Of Concrete Will Shape The Future (Opinion, Nov. 14): Concrete’s green credentials are not theoretical. They are being used by many builders, designers and architects to significantly reduce greenhouse gases. Experience shows that optimized concrete mixes can reduce concrete’s GHG emissions by up to 60 per cent; waste products such as non-recyclable plastic, construction and demolition waste are replacing fossil fu...els in cement manufacturing; concrete’s thermal mass reduces GHG emissions from heating and cooling; concrete, over time, naturally absorbs substantial amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere. Lower-carbon cement is on the World Economic Forum’s list of top 10 emerging technologies. The Canadian cement and concrete industry continues to take important steps to reduce GHG emissions, which account for 1.5 per cent of all GHG emissions in Canada. Contributor Mary Soderstrom could help shape a zero-carbon future by asking why governments are not mandating the use of lower-carbon cement and concrete for infrastructure and building projects. Michael McSweeney President and CEO, Cement Association of Canada; Ottawa

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This is awful. If anyone has any information contact Nicole Campbell at Yorkton Concrete 2012 Ltd or the RCMP. Please share! If these thieves have the guts to do this once, they’ll do it again.