CONCRETE VISION 2030 On September 27, 2000 the concrete industrys Strategic Development Council hosted a Concrete Vision

Wor shop in Chicago, !llinois" #eeting participants included over $0 concrete, cement, and other allied industry chie% e&ecutive o%%icers, presidents, vice'presidents, laboratory and industry research managers, and government representatives" (articipants discussed the state o% the concrete industry )0 years ago, the state o% the industry today, and their Vision %or the *nited States concrete industry in 20)0" #oreover, they identi%ied speci%ic goals to achieve the industrys Vision 2030"

SALIENT POINTS
+" ,he strengths o% concrete products will be up to ten times that o% current levels leading to a reduction in the overall volume o% concrete re-uired" 2" #ore concrete material options .ill e&ist %or direct consumers, including designer colors and te tures" !ssues regarding product per%ormance are reduced such that demand is -uadrupled" )" ,he industry .ill have a system o% shared, consolidated databases such as materials, structures, design, and per%ormance and uses them .ith computer' integrated no.ledge systems to demonstrate product -uality to customers" /" Concrete rein%orcement is more durable through the use o% advanced %ibers and composites, enhancing the li%e'cycle bene%it o% concrete" $" Closed!loop concrete plants and cement manu"acturing sites are located closer to demand centers# thereby reducing transportation re-uirements" ,ransportation costs account %or 200 to $00 o% the %inal cost o% ready mi&ed concrete, and delays in concrete delivery can create signi%icant labor do.ntime in concrete construction" 1" The industr$ is utili%ing cementitious materials that re&uire less process heating and produce "ewer emissions' 2y 20)0, the concrete industry .ill have reduced energy consumption %rom current levels by $00 per unit o% output" ,he concrete industry is uni-ue in that process improvements can crosscut many other industries" (oundr$ sand# "l$ ash# silica "ume# slag# and other b$products "rom industries such as aluminum# metal casting# steel and power generation etc etc can be and are used as ingredients in the manu%acture o% cement and concrete" Opportunities e&ist %or more utili3ation o% these materials" 7" No net en)ironmental waste is associated .ith cement and concrete production and use" Concrete %rom demolition is routinely recycled in ne. products" 4" The concrete industr$ attracts *the best and brightest+ by being more innovative and by using the latest technologies' 5" Currently, it ta es more than +$ years %or ne. concrete technology to penetrate the mar etplace" 2y 20)0, the industry .ill reduce the time re-uired %or ne. technology acceptance to t.o years" ,0' -esign.build replaces design.bid.build as the standard'