“The aim by 2033 is to reduce global carbon emissions by 1% every year.” – Matt Kennedy-Good, NeoCrete
In today’s episode of Bricks and Bytes, we had
– Eduardo Gomez from CRH Ventures along with founders
– Eliot Brooks and William Knapp from Cocoon,
– Shahrukh Shamim from Envicore,
– Matt Kennedy-Good from NeoCrete, and
– Ellizabeth Gilligan and David Hughes from Material Evolution
at CRH’s Sustainable Building Materials Accelerator Demo Day in London.
The passion these innovators showed for tackling cement’s massive carbon footprint was truly inspiring.
Tune in to find out about:
✅ How Cocoon is turning steel slag waste into sustainable cement while capturing CO2
✅ Envicore’s SCMs reducing emission intensity by up to 26% in concrete mixes
✅ NeoCrete’s technology making volcanic ash more reactive as a cement replacement
✅ Material Evolution’s alkali fusion process creating cement with 85% reduction in carbon emissions
Listen to the full episode to discover how these startups are partnering with industry giants to scale sustainable building materials globally.


