This year, THE CONCRETE PRODUCER, with our sister publication,
CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, introduced the GreenSite Project of the
Year con contest honoring the concrete community's efforts to
promote concrete's role in creating eco-friendly structures that
will stand the test of time. The name “GreenSite” reflects the
innovative processes and materials that create a green building
project, many of which are invisible in the final product. For
instance, visitors to the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center in
Wisconsin breathe air that is pretreated by an underground
concrete pipe ventilation system. Meanwhile, in Philadelphia,
lightweight CarbonCast walls protect residents of the Symphony
House condominiums from the elements, while using less energy
and fewer materials than traditional concrete panels. TCP's 2008
GreenSite winners each represent a different category:
Institutional, Commercial, Multifamily, Residential, and High-
rise. For more details and photos of each project, click here.
To learn how to participate in nex