ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Sustainability covers all social, economic and environmental aspects of a product all over its life cycle. It requires both life cycle thinking and multidisciplinary skills. In the cement and concrete industry the key word ‘sustainability’ is mostly linked to the depletion of natural resources, the use of energy, the reuse of secondary materials and to emissions. Yet there are other faces of cement and concrete. Cement factories are often a place where alternative raw materials and non-fossil fuels are used. And concrete helps to save energy in the use phase. It is time to make a new over-all balance!
