Compass Datacenters To Use ‘CarbonCure’ Concrete for its Facilities

The new to build facilities of Compass Datacenters will be built with concrete using CarbonCure technology. Developed by Nova Scotia-based CarbonCure Technologies, the procedure injects re-captured industrial CO₂ into the concrete manufacturing process. This would significantly reduce the volume of cement required in the mixing of concrete while also permanently removing CO₂ from the atmosphere.

“Our data centers use concrete in many areas, from foundations and sidewalks to pre-cast walls and roofing,” said Nancy Novak, Chief Innovation Officer, Compass Datacenters. “We estimate using CarbonCure will reduce our CO₂ footprint by an average of 1,800 tons per campus. That’s the equivalent CO₂ sequestered by 2,100 acres of forest or driving a car 4 million miles. Our research and development investments are unique to the data center provider space but continually pay off with a lower-cost, faster-to-build, high-quality product.”

“We estimate using CarbonCure will reduce our CO2 footprint by an average of 1,800 tons per campus,” said Nancy Novak, Chief Innovation Officer, Compass Datacenters.

“Cement is a major component of concrete and its production accounts for 7% of global CO₂ generated, making it one of the largest contributors to carbon from the built environment. CarbonCure is pursuing a mission alongside many of the world’s leading concrete producers to eliminate 500 megatonnes of CO₂ emissions from concrete production annually,” said Rob Niven, Founder and CEO of CarbonCure Technology. “We are excited to be partnering with forward-thinking companies like Compass Datacenters to reduce the embodied carbon footprint of the built environment by making construction in the data center industry more sustainable.”