Cooperation for sustainable concrete: Together with Fachhochschule OST, we have developed a pioneering AI tool. This can significantly reduce the amount of cement used in concrete production.
For many years, we at Dorner have been looking at ways to optimise recipes and thereby reduce costs and emissions. A major lever lies in saving cement.
Cement is responsible for 95% of the CO2-footprint of concrete. The emissions from the production of cement clinker are caused by the high energy consumption of the kilns and the release of CO2 from the limestone.
Together with OST in Rapperswil and Buchs, we have developed the "Optimix" solution – AI models and algorithms that predict concrete properties and calculate new concrete recipes with less cement content. This makes it easier for concrete plants to develop and adapt new recipes – especially with new and partially recycled raw materials.
„Low-cement concrete is not only sustainable, but also more economic.“
Simone Stürwald, Professor for sustainable concrete at OST, confirms: "Low-cement concrete is not only sustainable, but also more cost-effective." The solution is already being used by the first concrete manufacturers and will be integrated as a functional module in the new generation of our dornerLab laboratory software in future.
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