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

EnvironmentalEconomic

Social

Social Equity

Economic Prosperity

Environmental Stability

Sustainability

Financial Responsibility:What It Means

• Investing locally

• Initial and Long Term Value

• Reducing operational costs

Local Investment

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

Local Investment in Community

Initial and Long Term Value

• Fuel Economy• Heating and

Cooling• Heat Island

Reduction• Disaster resistance

Reduced Operating Costs

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

Project Details

•$365 million

•1.2 million sf

• Integral insulation

• Complete vapor barrier

UK Patient Care Facility, Lexington, KYGeneral Contractor: Turner Construction Company | Architect: Ellerbe Becket, Minneapolis, MN and GBBN Architects | Owner: University of Kentucky

Precast replaces hand-set brick exterior with metal-stud back-up.

Operational Impact

Operational ImpactHow

• 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

costup 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 YouAmerican 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