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Concrete's Benefits

Aside from concrete being long lasting and durable, there are many other benefits including ease of design and construction; appearance versatility; economic benefits such as reduced energy costs; quality control, efficiency of placement and environmental benefits. To learn more about these benefits, explore the categories below.

Environmental

An important SNCA goal is to promote the use of concrete in sustainable, or "green" building practices...

Economic

Concrete pavement offers longer life, lower life cycle costs, and less inconvenience to the public, than asphalt...

 

Structural

Concrete is one of the oldest and most widely used construction materials and possesses many unique qualities that benefit the owner, developer and designer...

 

LEED Credit

Using concrete can facilitate the process of obtaining LEED® Green Building certification...

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SNCA proudly presents Pete Coates as our dinner speaker on Tuesday, 6/19/12! He will be discussing Sustainable Concrete Practices. Pete Coates has been actively involved i... More