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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
Achieving Zero
Reaching a 50-65% carbon emissions reduction in the built environment by 2030, and zero emissions by 2040, is critical if we are to successfully manage climate change. Achieving Zero is a framework and set of tools to help city and sub-national governments (state, provincial, and regional) meet this target.
