Humes – FutureCast
Details
- Product Type Concrete, Construction Services
- Regions Australia, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Contact
- 1300 361 601
- Website Visit
- Email evan.smith@holcim.com
ISupplier
- Company Name Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd
- ISupplier Profile Visit
About
Humes Concrete Products (Humes) is a division of Holcim (Australia) Pty Ltd, a leading construction materials supplier with a focus on providing sustainable solutions to our customers. Holcim takes a holistic approach to sustainability, including reducing embodied carbon and water consumption alongside taking a proactive role in advancing the circular economy and supporting biodiversity.
Humes FutureCast precast concrete is a construction solution designed to meet the demands of modern construction. With a focus on environmental transparency, FutureCast is setting a new standard for responsible construction materials.
Key features of Humes FutureCast precast concrete:
- Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM): The carbon intensity of precast concrete can be reduced by replacing the standard cement with alternative materials. These include industrial by-products like fly ash or blast furnace slag. FutureCast offers a minimum of 25% SCM1. This can help reduce the impact of building and infrastructure construction projects.
- Environmental Product Declaration (EPD): FutureCast comes with a product-specific EPD registered with EPD Australasia2. This declaration provides transparent information about the environmental impact of the concrete, enabling informed decision-making during project planning and design stages.
- Science-Based Emissions Reduction Targets: Holcim has committed to science-based emissions reduction targets for 2030 and 2050, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)3. These targets ensure that Holcim’s operations align with international efforts to mitigate climate change, contributing to a more sustainable future.
- Climate Active Carbon Offsetting Option: FutureCast offers an option to opt-in for a Climate Active Carbon Offsetting service, allowing projects to offset the remaining carbon while also supporting investment in carbon offsetting projects4.
Additional information:
- %SCM is total weight supplementary cementitious materials divided by total weight of all cementitious materials
- Link to Holcim EPDs registered with EPD Australia – https://epd-australasia.com/
- Link to SBTi’s target dashboard for information regarding Holcim’s Targets – https://sciencebasedtargets.org/companies-taking-action
- Holcim is certified under the Australian Government’s Climate Active program (https://climateactive.org.au/buy-climate-active/certified-members/holcim)
Sustainability Outcomes
Humes’ FutureCast may potentially assist Holcim’s customers to gain additional benefits under the Infrastructure Sustainability Council rating schemes depending on the project’s nature, impacts, and targeted points roadmap.
Infrastructure Sustainability v1.2 Design & As Built rating – potential benefits to be explored:
- Mat-1 – Materials lifecycle impact measurement and reduction
- Mat-2 – Environmentally labelled products and supply chains
- Inn-1 – Innovation
Infrastructure Sustainability v2.1 Design & As Built rating – potential benefits to be explored:
- Rso-6 – Materials lifecycle impact measurement and reduction
- Rso-7 – Environmentally labelled products and supply chains
- Inn-1 – Innovation
Applicable Credits
| IS v1.2 | Inn-1 , Mat-1 , Mat-2 |
| IS v2.1 | Inn-1 , Rso-6 , Rso-7 |
| Mat-1 (IS v1.2) | Materials footprint measurement and reduction | This credit requires the design and construction of the project in ways that reduce the environmental impacts of materials across the life cycle of the infrastructure asset. FutureCast offers at least a 25% replacement of cement with Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM).This may contribute to a reduced environmental impact for this credit. |
| Mat-2 (IS v1.2) | Environmentally labelled products and supply chains | This credit requires procurement of materials that have environmental labels. This product comes with an Product specific Environmental Product Disclosure (EPD) which is a recognised environmental label. |
| Rso-6 (IS v2.1) | Material Life Cycle Impact Measurement and Management | This credit requires the design and construction of the project in ways that reduce the environmental impacts of materials across the life cycle of the infrastructure asset. FutureCast offers at least a 25% replacement of cement with Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM).This may contribute to a reduced environmental impact for this credit. |
| Rso-7 (IS v2.1) | Sustainability Labelled Products and Supply Chains | This credit requires procurement of materials that have environmental labels. This product comes with an Product specific Environmental Product Disclosure (EPD) which is a recognised environmental label. |
| Inn-1 (ISv1.2) | Innovation - IC-8 | As the product is listed on the IS ISupply Directory Holcim this can help contribute to Innovation Challenge 8: Sustainable suppliers and ISupply. |
| Inn-1 (ISv2.1) | Innovation - IC-4 | As the product is listed on the IS ISupply Directory Holcim this can help contribute to Innovation Challenge 4: Sustainable suppliers and ISupply. |
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