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The Reed at Southbank
Location: Chicago, Illinois Award: Architectural Project Team Owner: Lendlease Contractor: McHugh Concrete Construction Architect: Perkins and Will Engineer: MKA Concrete: Oremus Material Slag Cement: Skyway Cement The Reed at Southbank is a 43-story cast-in-place concrete structure that required over 30,000 yd3 (23,000 m3) for the first high-rise using low-carbon concrete in Chicago, IL, USA. Oremus […]
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2023 ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards Program
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has an annual awards program for outstanding concrete construction projects. This year Skyway Slag Cement was part of the team that received the second place award for High Rise Structures. Second Place – High-Rise Structures The Reed at Southbank, Chicago, IL, USA. The Reed at Southbank is the first high-rise […]
Read More Skyway Slag Cement Mentioned in October Concrete Products Magazine Article
Skyway Slag Cement was recently mentioned in the October issue of Concrete Products Magazine Titled “Pole Power”. This article discusses a new plant Valmont Utilities recently built in Bristol, IN that produces concrete spun prestressed power transmission and distribution poles. This new plant is the springboard for carbon reduction using IL cement and slag cement […]
Read More Slag Donation
Skyway Cement donated the slag cement to Youngstown State University for their concrete canoe competition. The slag cement was used to innovate a slag cement-hydrated lime concrete mix with no Portland Cement which the competition judges raved about the sustainable mix. They finished second at the national competition and received first overall for the product.
Read More Slag Cement’s Role In Sustainable Low-Carbon Concrete Session
When: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 | 11:00AM-1:00PM EST Where: ACI Headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The ACI Greater Michigan Chapter, together with SCA member company St Marys Cement invites you to join speaker Shawn Kaylin as he presents the session, “Slag Cement’s Role in Sustainable Low-Carbon Concrete.” The session will be held on Tuesday, September […]
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