Financial
Responsibility
The Concrete Joint Sustainability
Initiative is a multi-association
effort of the
Concrete Industry
supply chain to take unified and
integrated action for
Sustainable Development
Concrete JSI members have
signed a joint agreement
committing to act on 9
Declarations.
Declaration #4 addresses 8 Social
Values of Concrete Structures
http://www.sustainableconcrete.org
Declaration #4:
“Our integrated thinking will focus on the following
Social Values provided by Concrete Structures”:
1. Resource efficiency
5. By-product reduction
2. Safety/protection
6. Aesthetics
3. Financial responsibility
7. Societal connectivity
4. Operational continuity
8. Longevity/durability
This presentation
discusses Social Value #3:
Financial
Responsibility
Value #3: Financial Responsibility
Concrete structures provide economic
advantages both from a total cost of
ownership perspective, and from greater
local content benefit to communities.
Financial Responsibility Part of a Larger Goal
Triple Bottom
Line
Economic
Prosperity
Social
Equity
Sustainability
Environmental
Economic
Social
Environmental
Stability
Financial Responsibility:
What It Means
• Investing locally
• Initial and Long
Term Value
• Reducing
operational costs
Local Investment
Local Investment in
Community
The concrete industry creates
local jobs
• In 2005, cement industry
employed 16,877 workers.
• Translates to 1+ million
direct and indirect jobs.
Source: www.cement.org\econ\industry
Initial and Long Term Value
Reduced Operating Costs
• Fuel Economy
• Heating and
Cooling
• Heat Island
Reduction
• Disaster
resistance
Financial Value Today & in Future
Concrete roads cost less
For a 1-mile, 2-lane road:
• In 2003, asphalt cost $120k less than concrete.
• In 2009, concrete roads cost $82k less than asphalt.
• Increased cost due to oil prices and refining techniques.
Source: PCA Perspectives, July 2009
Annual Savings of $1,750 per truck
$4.6 billion nationally
Operational Impact
Precast replaces hand-set brick exterior
with metal-stud back-up.
Project Details
•$365 million
•1.2 million sf
• Integral insulation
• Complete vapor
barrier
UK Patient Care Facility, Lexington, KY
General Contractor: Turner Construction Company | Architect: Ellerbe Becket, Minneapolis, MN and GBBN Architects | Owner: University of Kentucky
Operational Impact
How
• Look of hand-laid brick,
without the cost
• Concrete mass
regulates temperatures
• Walls create air and
vapor barrier (less heat
loss)
• No condensation in wall
Operational Impact - Results
Concrete walls save energy and reduce costs
3 factors contribute to
thermal performance
• R-value
• Air infiltration
• Thermal Mass
Greater R-value, more
energy savings
• Concrete = R 26.98
• Metal stud = R 11.49
Operational Impact - Results
Envelope
Performance
Concrete’s
mass lowers
energy cost
up to 23%
Energy-Saving
Results
Cold Climate
Performance
Concrete
buildings saved
• 21% in Denver
• 18% in Chicago
• 3 points in
LEED 2009 EA
Energy-Saving Results
Cool Climates
• 23% energy savings
in Salem
• 5 points in LEED 2009
EA
Mild Climates
• 16% energy savings
in Memphis
• 3 points in LEED 2009
EA
Affordable Housing for All
For Now and Future
Generations
Thank You
American Coal Ash Association
American Concrete Institute
American Concrete Pipe
Association
American Shotcrete Association
American Society of Concrete
Contractors
Architectural Precast Association
American Segmental Bridge
Institute
Cast Stone Institute
Concrete Reinforcing Steel
Institute
Concrete Sawing & Drilling
Association
Concrete Foundations Association
Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate
Institute
Interlocking Concrete Pavement
Institute
International Concrete Repair Institute
National Concrete Masonry Association
National Precast Concrete Association
National Ready Mixed Concrete
Association
Portland Cement Association
Post-Tensioning Institute
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
RMC Research and Education
Foundation
Silica Fume Association
Slag Cement Association
Tile Roofing Institute
Tilt-Up Concrete Association
Wire Reinforcement Institute