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Concrete industry and manufacturers back bill to incentivize low‑carbon concrete use
Summary
Producers, material developers and the state’s largest concrete supplier told the Commerce Committee that grants or tax credits to fund storage silos and retrofits are needed to broaden adoption of low‑embodied‑carbon concrete across public and private projects.
Multiple industry witnesses testified in support of House Bill 67 84, a bill to establish incentives for contractors and subcontractors to use low‑embodied‑carbon concrete. The hearing featured concrete producers, material manufacturers and state contractors who said policy incentives would accelerate industry adoption.
Christopher Sidwa of Urban Mining Connecticut LLC described a locally manufactured supplementary cementitious material—positive ground glass pozzolan—made from recycled glass. He said replacing ordinary Portland cement with his material can cut embedded…
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