Financial Responsibility

Joint Sustainability

Initiative

The Joint Sustainability Initiative (JSI) is a multi-association effort

of the Concrete Structures Industry

supply chain to take unified and integrated action on

Sustainable Development

JSI members have signed a joint agreement committing to act

on 9 Declarations.

Declaration #4 addresses 8 Social Values of Concrete Structures

http://www.concretejsi.com/about/declaration.HTM

Declaration #4:

“Our integrated thinking will focus on the following

Social Values provided by Concrete Structures”:

1. Resource efficiency 5. By-product reduction

2. Safety/protection 6. Aesthetics

3. Financial responsibility 7. Societal connectivity

4. Operational continuity 8. Longevity/durability

This presentation discusses Social Value #3:

Financial Responsibility

Value #3: Financial Responsibility

Concrete structures provide economic advantages both from a total cost of ownership perspective, and from greater local content benefit to communities.

Financial Responsibility -Part of a Larger Goal

Triple Bottom Line

EnvironmentalEconomic

Social

Social Equity

Economic Prosperity

Environmental Stability

Sustainability

Financial Responsibility:What It Means

• Investing locally

• Initial and Long Term Value

• Reducing operational costs

Local Investment

The concrete industry creates local jobs

• In 2005, cement industry employed 16,877 workers.

• Translates to 1+ million direct and indirect jobs.

Source: www.cement.org\econ\industry

Local Investment in Community

Initial and Long Term Value

• Fuel Economy

• Heating and Cooling

• Heat Island Reduction

• Disaster resistance

Reduced Operating Costs

Financial Value Today & in Future

Concrete roads cost less

For a 1-mile, 2-lane road:• In 2003, asphalt cost $120k less than concrete.

• In 2009, concrete roads cost $82k less than asphalt.

• Increased cost due to oil prices and refining techniques.Source: PCA Perspectives, July 2009

Annual Savings of $1,750 per truck

$4.6 billion nationally

Project Details

•$365 million

•1.2 million sf

• Integral insulation

• Complete vapor barrier

UK Patient Care Facility, Lexington, KYGeneral Contractor: Turner Construction Company | Architect: Ellerbe Becket, Minneapolis, MN and GBBN Architects | Owner: University of Kentucky

Precast replaces hand-set brick exterior with metal-stud back-up.

Operational Impact

Operational ImpactHow

• Look of hand-laid brick, without the cost

• Concrete mass regulates temperatures

• Walls create air and vapor barrier (less heat loss)

• No condensation in wall

Operational Impact - Results

Concrete walls save energy and reduce costs

3 factors contribute to thermal performance• R-value• Air infiltration• Thermal Mass

Greater R-value, more energy savings• Concrete = R 26.98• Metal stud = R 11.49

Operational Impact - Results

Envelope Performance

Concrete’s mass lowers energy

costup to 23%

Energy-Saving Results

Cold Climate Performance

Concrete buildings saved•21% in Denver•18% in Chicago•3 points in LEED 2009 EA

Energy-Saving Results

Cool Climates• 23% energy savings

in Salem• 5 points in LEED 2009

EA

Mild Climates• 16% energy savings

in Memphis• 3 points in LEED 2009

EA

Affordable Housing for All

For Now and Future Generations

Thank You• American Concrete Institute

• American Shotcrete Association

• American Society of Concrete Contractors

• Architectural Precast Association

• Cast Stone Institute

• Concrete Foundations Association

• Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute

• Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association

• Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute

• International Concrete Repair Institute

• National Concrete Masonry Association

• National Precast Concrete Association

• National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

• Portland Cement Association

• Post-Tensioning Institute

• Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

• RMC Research and Education Foundation

• Silica Fume Association

• Tile Roofing Institute

• Tilt-Up Concrete Association