The CSC issued its annual report for the year 2020. 2020 was the fourth exciting year for the Concrete Sustainability Council since launching its certification system for responsibly sourced concrete in January 2017. 2020 was the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, nevertheless the CSC managed to end the year with several achievements, such as a […]
The Goudse Betonmortelcentrale is expanding by scoring the new R-module on top of the CSC gold certificate. A first, because the Goudse Betonmortel Centrale is the first in the Netherlands to be certified for the R-module, which proves that the certified concrete is made with recycled aggregates. Kiwa awarded the CSC – R label gold […]
The CSC has editorially revised its Technical Manual to make it easier for clients to read and understand mandatory criteria. This primarily affects those criteria for which a defined minimum score must be achieved in order to obtain a certain certification level. The updated Manual can be downloaded https://csc.eco/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Technical-Manual-CSC-Technical-Manual-Version-2.1_2021-11-22_compressed.pdf
With immediate effect, CSC certified recycling-concrete with the additional R-Module scores points in DGNB certifications. The German Sustainable Building Council has recognized the CSC R-Modul, which has been introduced in June 2020, in the DGNB Credit for Responsible Sourcing of Construction Materials. With this, CSC certified concrete with a recycled aggregate content of 10% or higher […]
“CCB, Compagnie des Ciments Belges, part of the Italian family-owned group Cementir Holding, is very pleased to have obtained CSC Silver certification for its cement plant in Gaurain-Ramecroix (Belgium). Obtaining this certification demonstrates the responsible commitment of CCB’s teams to Sustainable Construction and marks an important step in their sustainability strategy, which is fully in […]
Supported by the Sustainable Buildings and Construction Programme of the One Planet network, the Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) is performing a project that aims at empowering small and medium-sized concrete producers in Latin America to make concrete more sustainable by means of education and by promoting and implementing CSC-certification. On December 11, 2020, the Ibero-American […]
The Calcestruzzi plant in Cologno Monzese (MI) – Italy recently obtained CSC certification at the level Gold. This remarkable result was also enabled thanks to the certification of the Italcementi plant in Calusco d’Adda in early 2020. The certification of the Cologno Monzese plant further strengthens the commitment to sustainability in the Milan area after the Peschiera Borromeo plant’s […]
After launching CSC certification system V2.1 on 4th of January 2021, the following complementary schemes are now also available in V2.1: Cement Grinding Cement production in cement grinding plants is performed by co-grinding clinker and gypsum in dedicated mills (e.g. ball mills, vertical roller mills), and by possibly using further cementitious materials such as slag, fly ash or […]