Sustainability with SHIELD
Discover how SHIELD Crystalline Technology reduces concrete’s carbon footprint while helping you achieve your sustainability goals for resilient and long-lasting infrastructure.
Making Concrete Climate-Resilient and Future-Ready
Climate change poses a major challenge to sustainable infrastructure. Achieving true sustainability and reducing concrete’s carbon footprint begins at the casting stage, with the goal of producing defect-free concrete that withstands changing environmental conditions.
SHIELD
Crystalline Technologies
Innovative solutions that address key challenges in concrete construction— from casting to its entire lifecycle—ensuring long-term durability and resilience.
Key Challenges Addressed by SHIELD Adaptive Crystalline Technology®
Improves workability and finishability even in hot, cold, or windy conditions.
Enhances hydration in extreme hot or cold climates by ensuring moisture availability.
Prevents thermal stress and cracking during hydration by optimizing heat evolution and controlling the differential heat curve.
Manages heat buildup in mass concrete pours, reducing cracking and DEF risks.
Enhances microstructural bonding and reduces porosity at the ITZ.
Self-heals micro-cracks and pores that form over time to protect concrete from deterioration.
Adapts and dynamically manages temperature, moisture, and vapor fluctuations within the concrete.
Provides Resilience Against Chemical and Diverse Environmental Challenges throughout the concrete lifecycle.
Certifications and Standards
Contributes to LEED and other green certifications, helping architects and builders earn sustainability points while enhancing environmental performance and long-term durability.
EPD & HPD Certified
Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) and Health Product Declarations (HPD) validate our commitment to transparency and sustainability.
Compliant with Global Green Standards
Ensures minimal environmental impact.
Cradle-to-Grave, Type III EPDs
Third-party validated as per ISO 14025.
Pathway to zero carbon footprint with SHIELD crystalline technology
At SUPERSHIELD, we are committed to sustainable construction by providing innovative, environmentally friendly, and high-performance solutions that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete. Our SHIELD Crystalline Technology enhances durability, resilience, and longevity, making concrete stronger, self-healing, and truly sustainable.
Environmentally Friendly Products
Our products are free from harmful VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and contain no Red List chemicals or forever chemicals (PFAS), ensuring safer, healthier environments for builders and end-users.
Self-healing and Resilient Concrete
Our self-healing technology extends service life, often tripling structural durability. It reduces repairs and replacements, lowering environmental impact, while minimizing material waste, enhancing overall sustainability.
Durable and Resistant to Environmental Stressors
Our technology protects against chloride ion penetration, ASR, carbonation, and freeze-thaw cycles, ensuring superior concrete durability. It strengthens internal and external structures, preventing premature deterioration, and adapts to climatic changes, guaranteeing long-term resilience.
Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM) and Cement Reduction
Enabling cement reduction and the use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), this approach maintains long-term durability without compromising strength. It also supports low-carbon concrete production, promoting more sustainable construction practices.
Recyclability and Resource Efficiency
Concrete protected with SHIELD products remains fully recyclable, reducing waste generation and supporting circular economy principles. This approach also lowers embodied carbon throughout the structure’s lifecycle, contributing to sustainable construction.
Accelerated Construction and Reduced Manpower
Faster application shortens construction time, while lower manpower requirements ensure a more cost-effective installation, improving overall project efficiency.
The Global 2050 Challenge
The construction industry plays a pivotal role in the fight against climate change, with concrete alone contributing nearly 8% of global CO₂ emissions. Achieving net-zero embodied carbon by 2050 requires urgent and innovative solutions to transform how we build and maintain infrastructure.
At SUPERSHIELD, we are committed to driving this change through our advanced SHIELD Crystalline Technology, which significantly reduces the carbon footprint of concrete, extends its lifespan, and eliminates the need for high-emission waterproofing materials.
Commitment to Global Sustainability Initiatives
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Promoting responsible production, sustainable cities, and climate action.- Paris Agreement on Climate Change – Reducing CO₂ emissions to meet global net-zero targets.
- Net-Zero Carbon Building Commitments – Supporting the transition to climate-positive construction.
- LEED, BREEAM & Green Building Certifications – Enabling architects and builders to earn points toward sustainability goals. Heat management in mass concrete pours.
- Innovative Low-Carbon and Circular Economy Practices – Replacing carbon-intensive materials with self-healing, long-lasting concrete solutions. Phase changes within concrete during its lifecycle.
Partner with Supershield to Build a Greener Future
Start your sustainable construction journey with SUPERSHIELD. Our global team of experts is ready to help you integrate eco-friendly waterproofing solutions and achieve your sustainability goals by reducing your project’s carbon footprint.
