Sustainable & Resilient Design
Angelus' products can assume many roles — design elements, durable utility, structural components — and performs them all with great economic value. Yet they also have characteristics that make them strong contributors to sustainable and resilient design, both intrinsically and purposefully as developed by Angelus Block.
- Early adopter of new lower CO2 cement.
- Industry-first Type III Environmental Product Declaration.
- A full set of Health Product Declarations.
- Advancing the optimization of product design.
- Continuing research for viable materials to lower environmental impact.
Take a look at the articles and resources below to see the benefits to green building provided by our products and the systems in which they are installed.
Sustainability Downloads
Our Type III EPD, a full set of HPDs, and an Angelus-specific Carbon Calculator.
Angelus Block Reduces Its Carbon Footprint
In another move toward meaningful contributions to sustainable design, Angelus Block is reducing CO2 with a newly available cement.
Concrete Masonry: A Low Carbon Wall
Optimized cmu and grout minimize greenhouse gas impacts compared to other systems.
Designing for Resilience and Concrete Masonry
Resilient design is gaining momentum as a complementary focus to green building.
Efficiently Green
Products and systems contributing to green rating systems, while offering great efficiency, flexibility, economy, and safety benefit in multifunctioning systems.
Sustainability & Resiliency Rating Systems
The rating systems, guides, and code referenced in the Green Credits & Strategies section..
Systems & Products
Products applied to sustainable and resilient strategies.
Sustainability & Resiliency Credits & Strategies
Presented in sections that coincide with green building rating systems and standards, an overview of product applicability.
