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Sustainable Construction

While the concept of “sustainable construction” is relatively new to the building industry, CEMEX is aggressively pursuing a leadership role in the development of products and building solutions that reduce the environmental impacts of construction projects while fostering social and economic growth.


We work towards this goal by addressing the sustainability of our products from a life-cycle perspective. Our efforts fall into three main categories:

  • 1. Responsible manufacturing practices that reduce our environmental impacts and waste generation during the building materials production process.
  • 2. Developing high-performance products and technologies that address key construction challenges for buildings, and infrastructure projects, such as GHG emissions, energy consumption and water use.
  • 3. Early and ongoing collaboration with customers and urban planners to help them better manage the life-cycle impacts of construction projects.

The City of the Future

Navigate through the city of the future to learn how concrete plays a vital role in the generation of clean energy, transportation networks, energy efficient buildings, urban infrastructure and industrial ecology... More


Sustainable Building Materials

Led by our Global Center for Technology and Innovation in Switzerland, our laboratories work to develop more efficient and sustainable products and processes... More


Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Buildings account for around 40% of final energy used globally. Of this, approximately 90% is the energy used during their lifespan from operation, maintenance and renovation, only 10% accounts for materials manufacturing, transportation, the actual construction and dismantling... More


Urban Development

The rapid increase in the world’s population and the high GDP in developing countries will demand huge infrastructure investments... More


Interview with Professor Franz Joseph Ulm from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Read the transcript of the interview... More

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