|  Carlow Precast Tanks and The Environment
Kyoto Obligations
Already, we see considerable pressure both Nationally and
Internationally to reduce the emission of greenhouse gasses
by the construction industry. Cement is an important component
in our product and has been identified by Kyoto as a material
targeted for reduction. CO2 is released both by the decarbonation
of the limestone in the chemical process and by the energy
used in manufacture.
Concrete remains an ideal material for producing quality water
retaining and other structures. Its extended service life brings
a considerable benefit in assessing environmental impact over
extended periods and in many applications will remain the environmentally
responsible choice.
Our approach to concrete manufacture has several benefits
in the context of CO2 emmission:
- Cement Reduction
- By designing highly engineered concrete products
with shell structures and steel fibre reinforcement we
produce lighter
structures with less concrete and therefore less cement.
- Adding
cement substitutes some of which are by-products of other
industries we have reduced cement contents by approximately
20% while still achieving very high strength mixes.
- Hydrocarbon
Emissions.
- Our products are lighter. They require less energy
to produce and less energy to transport both raw materials
and finished
product.
- Usually the product is placed in position by the
delivery vehicle crane. This avoids having a second vehicle,
(mobile
crane) travel to site.
- It is now our policy to procure delivery
vehicles capable of running on biodiesel. The first of
these will be operational
from early 2007.
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