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Water, water everywhere: Low-carbon concrete’s water dilemma and what can be done about it

Water is the most widely consumed material in the world and is also one of the four primary ingredients in concrete, the second most consumed resource globally, after water itself.

By Chris Bennett, CSC, iSCS, CDT, Melody Fontenot, AIA, CSI, CCCA, CCS, iSCS, SCIP, Maria McCain, MSc, LEED GA, TRUE Advisor, Fitwel Ambassador, Alliance for Water Stewardship PC, Kyle Picket, USGBC, Keith Robinson, RSW, FCSC, FCSI, Ryan Stoltz, P.E., iSCS, LEED AP, and Rae Taylor, PhD

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