GOVERNMENTS and the private sector can now build public infrastructure with 100-year durability, at lower cost and with up to a 40 per cent reduction in a project’s carbon footprint, says the manufacturer of a new patented concrete mix.

iCrete, the world’s premier concrete technology company, has announced the availability in North America and the Middle East of customised and patented high-performance concrete mixes designed for infrastructure use worldwide.
“iCrete Global 100 concrete mixes will dramatically increase to a century or more the lifespan and durability of major public and private infrastructure projects – from road systems to bridges, ports, dams, and other vital high-use high-traffic public facilities and venues,” says a spokesman for the US company.
Its newest and highly-durable concrete mixes will feature a minimum 100-year design life that can also substantially reduce the price, greenhouse gases and the carbon footprint of concrete by as much as 40 per cent, he claims.
Juan Carlos Terroba, chief executive officer of iCrete, says: “We are particularly pleased to offer this immediately in the Gulf region where work is already under way on the world’s tallest superscrapers and green megacities in Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and elsewhere across the Middle East. We are already in discussions with similar projects in Panama, Hong Kong and other world capitals where cost, durability, and environmental footprint are important factors.”
iCrete Global 100 is the first mix design that can meet all industry and governmental standards worldwide, while saving nations around the world billions in construction spending, according to the spokesman.
The company licenses its technology to local readymix producers worldwide. Its new iCrete Global 100 mixes, developed in North America, are immediately available there and in the Middle East. They will be available in Latin America, Central Asia, and Europe in the second quarter of this year.
Terroba adds: “Public infrastructure is at the economic foundation of the world. It is unacceptable that most public installations and structures last only an inexcusably short 30 to 40 years and those that last longer are left standing only by an Act of God.
“iCrete developed our Global 100 mixes so that infrastructure worldwide – from Abu Dhabi to Beijing, Washington DC to Delhi, London to Panama City – will last 100 years and more, while respecting the environment.”
He said iCrete’s mission is to elevate the construction and concrete industries to a new standard of profitability, standardisation, and environmental stewardship.
The company’s core business is licensing the iCrete system, a mix design and quality solution for concrete producers which is transforming the way readymixed and precast concrete is designed, produced and used worldwide.
One of the most prestigious projects of the company is the Freedom Tower at One World Trade Centre in New York.
The Port Authority had specified higher strength concrete than had ever been made in the state. A minimum of seven million elastic modulus was required for all core walls, some of which were more than 9 ft thick.
iCrete says it was the only company whose technology could meet all these requirements.
After installing the technology and certifying a local concrete supplier, the iCrete system was able to meet all the job requirements through a unique materials optimisation and with a lower environmental footprint than ever achieved for a product of this strength.