02/04/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/04/2026 11:24
It started with a challenge from Amazon: Pilot new materials to help us decarbonize our buildings and push construction forward.
It ended with Bellevue 600, Amazon's new office tower in Washington state, featuring a first-of-its-kind, near-zero-Portland cement concrete with a 62% lower embodied carbon footprint.
In between is a story of cement and concrete industry leaders who rose to meet Amazon's needs.
In their own words, read how Don Davies, co-founder of Davies-Crooks Associates, and Rob Shogren, senior director of quality and product performance for Amrize, joined Amazon in reimagining what's possible in lower-carbon concrete.