CONCRETE PAVEMENT PROGRESS 8 WWW.ACPA.ORG Introducing the ReducedCarbon Concrete Consortium (RC3) THIS SPRING, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE PENDING ANNOUNCEMENT RELATED TO STEPS IN RELEASING FUNDING FROM THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT SECTION 60506 LOW- CARBON TRANSPORTATION MATERIALS GRANTS LCTM PROGRAM, ACPA, THE NATIONAL CONCRETE PAVEMENT TECHNOLOGY CENTER (CP TECH CENTER) AND OTHER QUALIFIED ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS FORMED THE REDUCED CARBON CONCRETE CONSORTIUM (RC3). The purpose of the Consortium is to help disseminate information on reducing carbon in the construction process and assist DOTs and other qualifying entities with the LCTM application. RC3 is working with DOT representatives—as well as with contractors and cement and concrete partners—to support the application process and assist with critical next steps. The Consortium is also available to provide technical assistance to DOTs and facilitate contractor preparedness with critical next steps such as Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). In addition to key leadership by ACPA, RC3 participants include the CP Tech Center, the Concrete Advancement Foundation, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, as well as two key engineering consultants: Thomas J. Van Dam, PhD, P.E., FACI, LEED AP, Van Dam is a Principal at Wiss, Janney, Elstner (WJE); and Lawrence L. Sutter, PhD, P.E., FASTM, FACI, Principal, Sutter Engineering LLC. Initial applications were due June 10. In anticipation, the RC3 team has helped DOTs, owners, decisionmakers and contractors navigate lowcarbon funding opportunities and benchmarking requirements (i.e., EPD creation and application). Additionally, RC3 provides technical assistance on a variety of low-carbon technical factors including, but not limited to: • Specification consultation • Materials selection consultation • Workshop hosting • Program advisement • Technical engineer support For more information, visit http://rc3.acpa.org or contact ACPA’s Eric Ferrebee at eferrebee@ acpa.org. If you are a project owner, governmental entity, tribal government or other potentially qualifying grant recipient and need application assistance or technical support to achieve low-carbon concrete initiatives, contact Tom Van Dam at tvandam@wje.com. CARBON CONCRETE CONSORTIUM
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