Reducing embodied carbon in cement and concrete through Public Procurement in Ireland

The report “Reducing embodied carbon in cement and concrete through Public Procurement in Ireland’’ was commissioned by DETE on behalf of the Cement and Construction Sector Decarbonisation Working Group.

The report was produced by RPS Consultancy services, project lead, together with RKD architects and EY, providing additional expertise in product specifications and economic analysis respectively.

The report provides a technical and high-quality analysis, based on international experience, knowledge of the sector, and extensive stakeholder engagement. It outlines the consultants' technical and procedural recommendations as to their recommended public procurement approach required, to both impactfully reduce the carbon impact of public sector projects involving construction, and the procurement of cement and concrete, and to motivate the cement sector to invest in the production of decarbonised product.