Vinte and Cemex come together for sustainability in housing

He real estate It is one of the countries that produces the most carbon emissions worldwide, so the challenge for the players in this industry is greater if this industry intends to achieve the goal of carbon-free construction by 2040.

In this context, some participants in the sector have sought to move towards a more sustainable development, such is the case of the Vinte housing company, which, hand in hand with Cemex, has promoted the sustainable housing construction and thus, reduce the carbon footprint.

According to information from this homeowner, this firm has taken advantage of Cemex’s Vertua products, which are low in carbon emissions, for which reason the housing developer obtained the EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) certification, promoted by the International Finance Corporation and which proposes a reduction in the amount of resources used for construction.

“EDGE is an evaluation for new or existing construction that is already in force in more than 130 countries. This certification is focused on reducing the use of energy and water, and since the low carbon emission of Vertua concrete equates to a reduction of the energy embodied in the Home buildingVinte was able to access this recognition last year,” said the homeowner.

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According to data from the housing company, in the last two years the firm has used, in 13 housing projects, 166,302 cubic meters of Vertua Menor Carbono concrete, thereby avoiding the emission of 21,065 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, which is equivalent to the fact that gasoline vehicles stop traveling 85 million kilometers or the capture of emissions from 350,000 planted trees.

These types of actions also have an impact on the Futuro Acción program, which is promoted by Cemex to achieve sustainable excellence through climate action, circularity and the management of natural resources.

The first

wine was the first housing developer globally in certifying a EDGE housingaction that was achieved in 2012, which makes it a firm within the construction industry with more certifications of this type.

“He was the first global developer to certify an EDGE home in 2012, and currently has become the company with the most certifications of this type worldwide, adding more than 10,000 EDGE with average savings of 38% in energy, 36% in water and 68% due to the use of materials with less impacts to the planet,” the firm said.

For example, in the Montalto Residencia project, located in Nuevo León, the firm claimed to achieve up to 78% better performance in energy embodied in materials, with the use of Vertua.

This made Cemex deliver a certificate to Vinte on March 16 for the use of this concrete.