Commercial Sustainability Director
Heidelberg Materials
Redmond, Washington
Ignacio Cariaga is a Civil Engineer with over 25 years of experience in companies leading the cement and concrete construction industry. As Commercial Sustainability Director with Heidelberg Materials, Ignacio is leading a team that is helping stakeholders throughout the concrete value chain to reduce embodied carbon in the built environment. Ignacio was co-founder of the Carbon Leadership Forum in Alberta, Canada (CLF Alberta Hub) and an active member of Canadian Precast Concrete Institute (CPCI) Sustainability Committee and board member of Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association (WACA). He also represents Heidelberg Materials in materialsCAN (Carbon Action Network) to help prioritize actions around the smart reductions of embodied carbon in building materials. He has extensive business development experience and is passionate about understanding the construction market’s sustainability needs today to create lower-carbon solutions for tomorrow.
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(J07) Reducing Embodied Carbon in Concrete By 10% Is Easy. The Real Challenge Is The Last 90%.
Friday, September 29, 2023
9:45am – 10:45am US EDT