CalPortland is honored to receive the prestigious USGBC California Market Transformation Award for its pioneering work in low-carbon concrete. The award was presented on May 22, 2025, at the California Green Building Conference in San Francisco, hosted by the U.S. Green Building Council – California (USGBC CA). This honor recognizes CalPortland’s leadership in advancing sustainable [...]
CalPortland is proud to announce six plants achieved the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry. The ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry recognizes plants that achieve a 10% reduction in energy intensity within five years. The average energy intensity reduction for all six CalPortland plants was 33.2 percent. By achieving the ENERGY [...]
Outperforms similar U.S. plants on measure of energy efficiency December 10, 2024, Las Vegas, Nevada - The Rillito cement plant owned by CalPortland, has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR certification, which signifies that the industrial plant performs in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and [...]
July 16, 2024 Summerlin, NV – CalPortland is proud to announce four plants achieved the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry. The ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry recognizes plants that achieve a 10% reduction in energy intensity within five years. The average energy intensity reduction for all four plants was 38.4 percent. [...]
Washington, D.C. (June 14, 2024) — The Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America’s cement manufacturers, this week announced winners of its Energy and Environment Awards and its Chairman's Safety and Safety Innovation Awards at the association's 2024 Cement Fly-In in Washington, D.C. The awards recognize PCA member company teams who excelled in implementing new energy and environmental initiatives, [...]
WASHINGTON – March 14, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized 103 U.S. manufacturing plants that earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2023, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. Together, these plants prevented more than 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent [...]
CalPortland is pleased to announce that it has been selected to receive $4 million in funding for a decarbonization project that will mineralize CO2 from cement manufactured in recycled concrete and paste to manufacture low-carbon cementitious materials. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office recently announced $171 million for 49 projects [...]
CalPortland facilities in southern California recently achieved Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) Conservation Certification for their pollinator-friendly garden habitats at the El Segundo Ready Mix Plant and the Crestmore Center for Technical Excellence in Jurupa Valley. The conservation program at El Segundo and Crestmore support both facility’s unique local landscape, including the pollinators that inhabit these [...]
News Release from Mapistry September 25, 2023 The outstanding and inspiring environmental teams from CalPortland Cement, Graniterock, and Georgia-Pacific Wood & Fiber Supply were honored with Environmental Team of the Year awards at the 7th annual Mapistry Environmental Summit. This award represents the team's ability to overcome tough environmental challenges around changing processes, getting multiple stakeholders' buy-in [...]
CalPortland is pleased to announce Desirea Haggard, Senior Director of Environmental Affairs, has been appointed to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) California Desert District Advisory Council for a 3-year term. Ms. Haggard will represent the energy and mineral development interests. The California Desert District Advisory Council provides advice to the BLM’s California Desert District [...]
