London Heathrow Airport has launched a groundbreaking new trial to investigate the practicality of low-carbon concrete, which reduces emissions by 50% when compared to ordinary concrete. Heathrow sponsored a PhD candidate at the University of Surrey who worked in the lab for three years to get to this position. The trial, which is one of the first of its sort at any airport in the world, is aimed to test the concrete's durability and endurance in a real-world airport scenario.
Heathrow is dedicated to lowering both on-ground and airborne emissions as part of its holistic sustainability strategy, Heathrow 2.0. With concrete production accounting for at least 6% of global carbon emissions each year, Ecocem and Cemex's novel concrete solution has the potential to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of airport infrastructure projects. The goal is for the trial's findings to serve as a roadmap for other airports looking to cut carbon in all aspects of their operations. This is the first of several planned trials to test and trial additional low carbon concrete products on the market.
Heathrow is dedicated to lowering both on-ground and airborne emissions as part of its holistic sustainability strategy, Heathrow 2.0. With concrete production accounting for at least 6% of global carbon emissions each year, Ecocem and Cemex's novel concrete solution has the potential to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of airport infrastructure projects. The goal is for the trial's findings to serve as a roadmap for other airports looking to cut carbon in all aspects of their operations. This is the first of several planned trials to test and trial additional low carbon concrete products on the market.
"Heathrow is once again serving as a testbed for ground-breaking technologies, demonstrating global leadership in terms of sustainable travel," said Nigel Milton, Chief of Staff and Carbon at Heathrow. We are committed to reducing carbon emissions both on the ground and in the air, and we are excited to be hosting one of the world's first airport trials to evaluate lower carbon options. I hope that this pilot will assist to drastically improve Heathrow's built environment in the next years."