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Tesla Plant, Austin, TX Tuf-Strand SF P H OTO G R A P H Y CO U RT E S Y EU C L I D C A N A DA 30 | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 4 Building Enclosure Systems Finally, Bill Corradetti, division sales manager at Euclid Canada, reports that in addition to offering new products, "we've just received our Environmental Product Declaration for our admixture plants, which has been a long time in the making and a great achievement." Corradetti is referring to the communications document that provides trans- parent and third-party verified data about the environmental impact of products and services based on the results of a life cycle assessment (LCA) of a manufactured material. This enables comparisons between products fulfilling the same function. Manufactured at Euclid Chemical's LaFayette, Georgia, fibre production facility, PSI Fiberstrand Multi-Mix 80, PSI Fiberstrand 100, PSI Fiberstrand 150, and Tuf-Strand SF were analyzed for the report. The EPD helps quantify the environmental savings that can result when using or converting traditional steel reinforcement to Euclid Chemical's fibres. As for products that contribute to concrete strength and building integrity, Corradetti cites Eucon Eco-Strength as the latest offering from his company. "This product improves both early and late age strength development in con- crete," he says. Based on a highly engineered admixture technology that facilitates cement hydration, Eucon Eco-Strength enhances strength development and allows for sustainable construction practices to be achieved through possible total cementitious content reduction. Maintaining compressive strength develop- ment equivalent to that of a reference mix containing more cementitious is important in all construction projects requiring CO2 emissions and total embodied energy reduction. Eucon Eco-Strength is particularly effective where heat is present while curing, allowing earlier stripping of forms or restoring the serviceability of concrete repairs. A

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