Climate-Friendly Concrete from Mannheim 🏙️

Mannheim’s family company TBS Transportbeton has developed an innovative concrete that significantly reduces CO₂ emissions, thanks to a lower clinker content of just 50% and smart additives like ground granulated blast-furnace slag and limestone powder. This change means one cubic meter of their new concrete results in only around 110 kg of CO₂, compared to 300 kg for conventional concrete, making it possible to save up to 19 tons of CO₂ per average single-family house. 🧼

The #LocalGreenDeal team from the Stadt Mannheim played a crucial role in speeding up the approval process by connecting TBS with the right stakeholders and facilitating regulatory changes in Baden-Württemberg. Oberbürgermeister Christian Specht calls the new material a "win for the environment, the city, and the regional economy."This achievement shows how climate-friendly transformation can succeed when businesses, administration, and government work together. Eco-friendly building materials like this are a vital step toward Mannheim’s goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2030, without losing sight of affordable housing and quality urban development.