“Our core business is harvesting and collecting the by-product from coal combustion plants historically, called fly ash. We introduce it into supplementary cementitious materials to create a Portland cement replacement. We are pushing for 20% and even 30% [replacement of traditional cement] and hopefully reaching 100% one day with our technologies that are still in development.”

Marci Jenks on Electric Ladies Podcast

We need infrastructure that’s safe, strong, durable and climate resilient. To build our cities, roads, bridges and more, 30 billion tonnes of concrete is poured around the world every year. If concrete and cement were a country, it'd be the third largest emitting country behind the US and China!

An innovative company tackling this challenge is Eco Material Technologies. Listen to Marcy Jenks, Director of Rail Logistics at Eco Material Technologies, who speaks to Joan about how green cement alternatives are making their way into major construction projects from Texas to Pennsylvania.

You’ll hear about:

• How Eco Material Technologies is disrupting traditional cement with its sustainable alternative.
• Ways that green cement reduces long-term costs.
• Eco Material Technologies’ rail-focused logistics strategy that lowers carbon emissions.
• Expanding roles for women in the male-dominated construction and logistics industries.
• Plus, career advice for women in the construction and logistics industries. 

“We need to continue to advocate for ourselves as women and for the women adjacent to us. There is a lot of opportunity for us to have our voices be heard, get a seat at the table, and our voices are critical. The unique insights that we bring, our perspectives and our kind of innate leadership and problem solving skills are key to this environmental and sustainability conversation in [the construction] industry and business.”

Marci Jenks on Electric Ladies Podcast

You’ll also like:

• Joan Michelson’s Forbes article on 5 Key Ways Climate Change And Economic Forces Are Redesigning Buildings.
• Deborah Lee James, 23rd Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, on good leadership traits in times of change.
• Lauren Sorkin, Co-founder and Executive Director, Resilient Cities Network, on how cities can withstand the shocks of climate change.
• Katie McGinty, Johnson Controls Chief Sustainability Officer, on why buildings are key to helping businesses address their carbon emissions.
• Anna Siefken, formerly from the Federal Energy Management Program at the U.S. Department of Energy, on plans to reduce the carbon footprint of federal buildings across the country.
• Erin McLaughlin, Senior Economist at The Conference Board explains why buildings are key to mitigating climate change. 

Read more of Joan’s Forbes articles here.

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