DID YOU KNOW?

• Concrete can help achieve LEED certification

• Recycled materials in concrete reduce CO2 emissions

• Concrete’s superior strength protects against storms and natural disasters

• Compared to other construction materials like steel, concrete provides significant time savings

• The annual worldwide production of concrete is over 5 billion cubic yards

• The first concrete street, built in 1891, is still in use today in Ohio

• Each year more than 4700 pounds of concrete is produced per every person in the United States

• Concrete never burns or rots

• Twice as much concrete is used in construction around the world than wood, steel, plastic and aluminum put together

• The average American home contains 120,000 pounds of concrete

• Concrete can lower a city’s average temperature by several degrees

• Concrete gets better with age