Oct 30, 2026 · 19 min · 13 segments
As Circular Economy Month comes to a close, we're exploring how innovation in cement production could help reduce the construction industry's carbon footprint. In the latest episode of Constructing…
Adam BorgattiHost
Cement has been produced largely the same way for generations as we've discussed.
And it's astonishing when you think about how fundamental it is to modern society and yet how few game-changing advancements have been made along the way.
And it's also one of the toughest decarbonization challenges facing our industry today.
As you've heard on this podcast multiple times, cement accounts for 8% of total global emissions.
So the world needs more housing, more transit, more infrastructure, and all that requires concrete.
And that's why we're excited to have today's guest, Daniel Kopp, the CEO, the CTO and co-founder of Queen's Carbon, a company working at scaling breakthrough technology to produce a carbon neutral cement material without a green premium.
Cement has been produced largely the same way for generations as we've discussed.
And it's astonishing when you think about how fundamental it is to modern society and yet how few game-changing advancements have been made along the way.
And it's also one of the toughest decarbonization challenges facing our industry today.
As you've heard on this podcast multiple times, cement accounts for 8% of total global emissions.
So the world needs more housing, more transit, more infrastructure, and all that requires concrete.
And that's why we're excited to have today's guest, Daniel Kopp, the CEO, the CTO and co-founder of Queen's Carbon, a company working at scaling breakthrough technology to produce a carbon neutral cement material without a green premium.
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