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Concrete made with slag performs better than alternative cement options while reducing CO2 emissions. When longevity and sustainability are focus areas, slag cement is an excellent choice for concrete mixtures for various applications. Read more about the applications, benefits and possibilities of utilizing slag here: https://lnkd.in/gT9SfQi9 #slag #cement #concreteconstruction #sustainability #lowcarbonfootprint

Five of our outstanding drivers put their skills to the test at the IRMCA - Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s 16th Annual Driver Competition! We were thrilled to support Nick Devaney, Kelly Jenkins, Phil Kickert, Garret Lytle, and Jared Reynhout as they tackled ten challenging events designed to showcase their expertise behind the wheel. The competition included a written test, a pre-trip truck inspection and skills challenges such as a tennis ball drive through, “chute-ing” basketballs into hoops, tight turns and parallel parking. Participating in this event is a big highlight of our year and we cannot thank IRMCA enough for hosting! Excited to compete in the main event in October🙌

You’ve looked at the nutritional label to see what’s in your food, have you ever looked to see what’s in your concrete?   EPD’s (Environmental Product Declarations) are like a nutritional food label for concrete. They report transparently and objectively, with third party verified data, about the environmental impact of materials through a life cycle perspective.   In a production state, an EPD will reflect the carbon emissions from the Extraction Upstream Production (A1) -> Transportation to the Facility (A2) -> Manufacturer Process (A3).    Request an EPD from us and see the environmental impact of your concrete: https://lnkd.in/gztJzQyZ #carbonfootprint #sustainability #architecture #constructionindustry #lowcarbonfuture

You did great, Paul 🙂 #socialmediamanager #constructionindustry #familyownedbusiness

Check out Marty Ozinga’s thoughts on what sustainability means to us and how it feeds directly into our purpose here at Ozinga. Learn more about how we strive to lower carbon emissions here: https://lnkd.in/giwK5KNN #sustainability #lowcarbonfuture #concreteconstruction

We hosted our 2nd Annual Ozinga Foundation event and it was extremely humbling to see so many organizations who have been impacted by our giving this year. We had 150 people from 115 different organizations who give so much for the benefit of their communities share their experiences and network together. To watch them thrive is a dream and an inspiration. Thank you to our Director of the foundation, Eric Holtrop, for working with these organizations and allowing us to make a positive impact. Thank you to Altar Fly Fishing for presenting and Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church for hosting!

We had the best group of interns and summer associates this year! They just completed their final presentations on Friday and we miss them already🫶 Good luck in all your future endeavors and already can’t wait for next summer! #summerinternship #constructionindustry #intern #nextgen

Special Spaces Illinois creates dream bedrooms for children ages 2-19 with cancer. We were honored to be paired with Tripp and his family to give him and his siblings the spaces they've always dreamed of to grow up in and flourish. Thank you, Special Spaces for the everlasting impact you have on these children's lives and for the opportunity to be a small part of it! For more information on how to volunteer with this program, visit https://lnkd.in/gkfz8GqE

Recently I sat down with my colleague Ryan Cialdella to talk about our experience supplying low carbon concrete. At Ozinga, we’re seeing increasing interest from companies with goals of reducing their scope 3 emissions on their projects. Low carbon ready mix concrete is low hanging fruit for owners building new projects to make an environmental impact. The highest amount of interest has come from the so-called “hyperscalers”, particularly, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Meta, Google & Microsoft. It has been a privilege for us to engage with these companies to tackle this challenge. Ozinga was recently featured in Amazon’s sustainability report for supplying our low carbon, performance based ASTM C1157 cement, which achieved a 64% reduction in embodied carbon compared to the industry average. There is a relatively slow and steady adoption rate but it’s becoming increasingly clear to us that owners of projects are the ones who need to ask for it. Given the amount of data centers that are being built by the hyperscalers now and for the foreseeable future, these demand signals are affirmations that the R&D, education and training around low carbon concrete are worthwhile investments for us and our concrete customers. At Ozinga, our goal is to provide carbon neutral concrete to jobs by 2030. To learn more about our efforts on this front and connect with us, check out our website section on our CarbonSense line of products: https://lnkd.in/givF-5FD #lowcarbonconcrete #embodiedcarbon #hyperscalers #scope3emissions #decarbonization

39 Ozinga alumni from Indiana, Wisconsin, and Illinois had the opportunity to visit and tour our Rock Creek and Channahon facilities with our Aggregates team. They also enjoyed a luncheon where they reconnected with coworkers and friends. Thank you for your time and hard work at Ozinga! #alumni #constructionindustry