The Calcestruzzi SpA plants in Bari Industriale and Napoli Casalnuovo have obtained CSC certification according to CSC system version 2.0. They are the first concrete plants in Southern Italy to have obtained this important recognition. The plants achieved CSC certification at the level Silver with the recognition of Exemplary Performance for Life Cycle Assessment. The […]
Hanson Hispania Hormigones is part of the HeidelbergCement Group and successfully renewed CSC certification at the level Silver for its Zona Franca Plant in Barcelona, Spain. CSC certification at level Silver was also achieved for the first time for the Montcada plant in the greater Barcelona area. “We recently implemented several energy savings measures which helped […]
Editorial clarifications have been made to the CSC Manual. This mainly concerns the criteria M5.03, P5.01 (both in the Annex), and E3.09. Furthermore, the criteria B4.01 and B4.03 are from now on mandatory minimum criteria for the certification level Gold and above (previously it was for Platinum only). The latter is a requirement for securing […]
HeidelbergCement recently accomplished a comprehensive CSC certification campaign in Germany: Five aggregates production sites, ten cement plants and twelve concrete plants successfully underwent the certification process. Particularly noteworthy is the awarding of certificates at the level PLATINUM for four Heidelberger Sand und Kies quarries, one HeidelbergCement cement plant and for two Heidelberger Beton concrete plants. […]
Twelve Sagrex production sites have recently been awarded CSC certification for their sustainability efforts. This covers all of Sagrex’s limestone, sandstone and porphyry quarries in Belgium, as well as its sandpit in the Netherlands. Following audits organized by the independent certification body SGS, the Sagrex sites located in Marche-les-Dames, Lustin, Quenast, Deest, Engis, Moha, Beez, […]
The LEED BD+C v4 and v4.1 pilot credit was launched in December 2020 to drive social equity through the supply chain of building materials. Concrete Sustainability Council Certification (v2.0 and above) is pre-approved by USGBC to meet the 8 ILO based on the Human Rights Prerequisite. CSC Certification has a Human Rights Prerequisite (P2) for […]
Betonhuis and certification bodies SGS, SKG-IKOB and Kiwa jointly organized this webinar about the CSC. During the first half of the webinar, the CSC was discussed in more detail, such as where its origins come from and why a certification system is needed. The latest developments such as the R-module were also discussed. If you’re […]
The Austrian Sustainable Building Council (ÖGNI) has accepted CSC Platin, Gold, and Silver certified concrete as eligible to score points in the DGNB environmental credit ENV1.3 “Sustainable Resource extraction” for the quality level 1.2. In addition, also the CSC R-Module for recycled concrete is accepted for quality level 2.1 in the same criterion. With this, […]
We are glad to announce that “GG-CERT e.V.” joined the Concrete Sustainability Council as a Full Member. “GG-CERT” has a very good track record in industrial certifications for quality management system, energy management system, etc. GG-CERT, an accredited body by the Germany´s National Accreditation Body DAkkS, performs the inspection and certification of building products in […]
The National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) has announced that it has joined the Concrete Sustainability Council (CSC) and become a Regional System Operator (RSO) for the U.S. marketplace. The CSC is the only industry-specific system that certifies the sustainability performance of concrete plants and their supply chain across the globe. The responsible sourcing of […]