RESOURCES
MARIN COUNTY LOW-CARBON CONCRETE BUILDING CODE
Marin County adopted an ordinance adding a low-carbon concrete specification to the Marin County Building Code, which applies to all private and public construction projects involving concrete in Marin County.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Building code amendment requires the specification of low-carbon concrete
- Includes model specifications for commercial and residential applications
- Includes a prescriptive compliance option with cement limits, depending on minimum specified compressive strength, provided as maximum ordinary Portland cement content in lbs/yd3
- Includes a performance compliance option with embodied carbon limits, depending on minimum specified compressive strength, provided as maximum embodied carbon in kg CO2e/m3 , per EPD
LINKS:
Low-Carbon Concrete Building Code
DATE ENACTED:
Effective January 2020
CATEGORIES:
Embodied Carbon: Prescriptive Path; Embodied Carbon: Performance Path